Category: Pierre Poilievre

Trudeau Questioned in House About PBO’s Remarks That Federal Public Service System Is ‘Broken’

February 8, 2023
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was questioned in the House of Commons today about comments made by Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux, who recently told a Senate committee that the federal public service is “broken.” “The prime minister said he was drawing the line to ban anyone from pointing out that things are broken after…

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Pierre Poilievre Pledges to Honour Trudeau’s Health-Care Funding Offer to Premiers

February 8, 2023
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Pierre Poilievre says he would honour the health-care increases Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised provinces if his Conservatives form the next government. Poilievre made the pledge after Trudeau offered to increase health-care transfers by $17 billion above previous commitments, and to provide another $25 billion via one-on-one deals with provinces over the next decade….

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67 Percent of Canadians Agree That ‘Everything Is Broken’ in Canada: Poll

February 6, 2023
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A majority of Canadians say they agree with a statement by a politician that everything in the country seems to be “broken,” according to an online poll by market research firm Leger. The survey was conducted in collaboration with Postmedia from Jan. 20 to 22, which asked 1,554 Canadians aged 18 and over to what…

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‘We Need to Reverse These Policies’: Poilievre Condemns Hard Drug Decriminalization in BC

February 4, 2023
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As British Columbia’s temporary decriminalization of hard drugs kicks in this week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says relaxation of illicit drug access and lax law enforcement in the province have led to surging overdose deaths and rising crime. Effective Jan. 31, B.C. residents aged 18 and over won’t be arrested or charged if found in possession…

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Tories and NDP Vie Over Who Brought Down Bill C-21 Amendments

February 3, 2023
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Moments after the Liberal government announced on Feb. 3 it was withdrawing its controversial amendments to gun control Bill C-21, the Conservative Party and the NDP sought to take credit for the development. “My Conservative team and I have forced Justin Trudeau into a temporary, but humiliating climb down today,” Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre…

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Canadian Military’s Surveillance System Should Be Better Equipped as China Sends Spy Balloons, Says Poilievre

February 3, 2023
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The Canadian military’s surveillance systems should be better equipped to detect foreign incursions in Canada’s airspace following the spotting of a Chinese spy balloon in the northern United States, says Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. “Why is it that our security and military apparatus does not have the ability to detect these kinds of unacceptable…

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BC’s Handling of Drug Crisis Has Been an ‘Abject Failure,’ Says Poilievre

February 2, 2023
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British Columbia’s ongoing attempts to handle its drug crisis have been an “abject failure,” says federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who adds that the province’s decriminalization of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use have made the problem worse. “Decriminalization has been in place in B.C. now since about 2017 in reality,” Poilievre told reporters in…

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Trudeau Is Not a Friend, Says Former McKinsey Boss Barton

February 2, 2023
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Dominic Barton, the former head of U.S. consulting firm McKinsey, told MPs on Feb. 1 there is no close relationship between him and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and that he had no role in landing his firm an increasing amount of contracts since the Liberals took power in 2015. “I’m not a friend, I have…

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Conservatives Lead Liberals by 8 Points as Inflation, Housing, and Health Care Become ‘Most Important Issues’: Poll

February 1, 2023
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The federal Conservatives have gained an eight-point lead over the Liberals as over 70 percent of Canadians do not think the minority government is focused enough on addressing cost of living, housing, or health care, according to the latest poll by Abacus Data. The survey, conducted online with 1,500 Canadian adults from Jan. 27–30 and…

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Tories Lead Liberals by 8 Points as Inflation, Housing, and Health Care Become ‘Most Important Issues’: Poll

February 1, 2023
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The federal Conservatives have gained an eight-point lead over the Liberals as over 70 percent of Canadians do not think the minority government is focused enough on addressing cost of living, housing, or health care, according to a poll by Abacus Data. The survey, conducted online with 1,500 Canadian adults from Jan. 27–30 and in partnership…

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