Newly minted Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to not raise taxes in 2023 in remarks before meeting with the Conservative caucus on Sept. 12. “I’m issuing a challenge to Justin Trudeau today: if you really understand the suffering of Canadians, Mr. Prime Minister, if you understand that people can’t gas…
Pierre Poilievre to Meet Conservative Party Caucus After Landslide Leadership Win
OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre will address the national Conservative caucus today for the first time since handily securing the party’s leadership over the weekend. Poilievre is set to meet with the Tories’ members of Parliament and senators in Ottawa, where many had already gathered to see his big win. The longtime MP cruised to the opposition leader’s…
Liberal Caucus Retreat Looks to Prepare for Poilievre, Fall Sitting
Federal Liberal MPs will descend on a coastal resort town in New Brunswick on Sunday for a planning session before Parliament returns from its summer break. That return will be to a different House of Commons, and not only because it now has King Charles III as the head of state. The Liberals will also…
Pierre Poilievre Chosen as the New Leader of Conservatives
Pierre Poilievre has been elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Poilievre was first elected as an MP in 2004, and served as minister of state for democratic reform and minister of jobs and industry under the Harper government. In an email to supporters ahead of the announcement on Sept. 10,…
Pierre Poilievre Chosen as New Leader of the Conservatives on the First Ballot
Pierre Poilievre has been elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada with 68.2 percent of the votes on the first ballot. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest took 16 percent of the votes, followed by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis with 9.7 percent, former Ontario Independent MPP Roman Baber with 5 percent, and…
Canadians Need Tax Relief, Say Pundits as Poilievre Highlights Marginal Effective Tax Rate
Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre maintains high taxes paid by Canadians are discouraging employment, something economists say is a real problem. In a YouTube video called “Make work pay,” Poilievre draws attention to the marginal effective tax rate (METR), which measures what someone pays the government on every new dollar earned. The government charges workers…
Pierre Poilievre Raises More Money Than All His Opponents in Conservative Leadership Race
Pierre Poilievre has raised more money in the second quarter of this year than all his opponents in the Conservative leadership race combined, according to data from Elections Canada. Poilievre raised $4,042,717, which is nearly three times that of Jean Charest, who came in second with $1,376,492 raised in the second quarter, said the data released…
Former PM Harper Endorses Poilievre as the Next Conservative Leader
Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has released a video endorsing his once-cabinet minister Pierre Poilievre for the next leader of the Conservative Party. https://t.co/T94tPmMViZ pic.twitter.com/GNFEmx68qO — Stephen Harper (@stephenharper) July 26, 2022 “In this particular race, there’s been a lot of speculation about whom I support or do not support, and why. So it…
Pierre Poilievre Responds to Question About Tamara Lich
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre was asked at a recent campaign stop what he would do about the case of Tamara Lich, who is in jail for charges in relation to her role as a Freedom Convoy organizer. Former Iranian political prisoner Salman Sima, who took refuge in Canada in 2011, posed the question to…
John Robson: Compiling a Checklist of Failures Would Show Whether Government in Canada Is Broken
Commentary Is government in Canada broken? Opinions seem divided between the Marie Antoinettes inside the palaces and the peasants who are revolting. But as an economist and a historian I respond: “Compared to what?” For instance, it’s currently outperforming the Austro-Hungarian empire. And if you’re thinking it’s not much of a standard, let’s try to…
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