News Analysis The Conservative and Liberal parties will soon debate policy resolutions at their national conventions, with the Conservatives staying clear of items pushed by social conservatives and Liberals focused overwhelmingly on progressive items. The Liberals’ policies set for fast-track approval and others slated for discussion mainly involve items on lowering carbon emissions and expanding the…
Conservatives, Liberals to Debate Mix of Policies in Upcoming Party Conventions
Spending Requirements vs Rising Debt: Liberals’ First Pandemic Budget Anticipated
With the first budget in two years expected to be tabled in the near future, observers are wondering how the government will anchor fiscal policy and approach balancing pandemic spending requirements while taming the skyrocketing federal debt. Allan Tupper, political science professor at the University of British Columbia, says the Trudeau government must balance pandemic…
O’Toole Calls on Trudeau, Liberal Cabinet to Recognize Uyghur Genocide in China
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is calling for the Liberal cabinet to “respect Parliament and officially recognize” Bejing’s persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China a genocide—after the cabinet abstained themselves from voting the motion that intended to declare the atrocities committed as so. “Today, Members from all parties voted to recognize the genocide…
Conservatives Urge Liberals to Support Uyghur Genocide Motion Amid China’s Denials
OTTAWA—The Conservatives are calling on Liberal MPs to support the party’s motion to have Parliament declare a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uyghurs in its Xinjiang province. Conservative MPs Michael Chong and Garnett Genuis were joined by Uyghur community members at a teleconference today in calling for the government’s support of the motion, saying unanimity would…
Liberal Cabinet to Abstain From Conservative Uyghur Genocide Motion
OTTAWA—The federal Liberal cabinet will abstain from the Conservative party’s motion to have Parliament declare a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province. A senior federal official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, said other MPs would be allowed to vote freely. Foreign Affairs…
Conservatives’ Chances of Success in Reaching for the Centre
Political scientists and strategists agree that Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is reaching for both centrist and Ontario voters, but disagree on whether the approach will succeed. Barry Cooper, a political science professor at the University of Calgary, says the Conservatives are trying to gain “the mushy middle, which is already pretty much monopolized by the…
Conservatives Beat Liberals in 2020 Fundraising Race as Both Parties Ramp up Efforts
OTTAWA—The federal Conservative party raised substantially more money than the governing Liberals last year, as new Elections Canada figures show the Official Opposition has been filling its coffers ahead of a potential election this year. The Conservatives ended 2020 with a major surge in donations in the final quarter, while the Liberals also drummed up…
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