Category: Pierre Poilievre

Disqualified Candidate Patrick Brown Says He Will Vote for Jean Charest in Tory Leadership Race If Appeal Fails

Disqualified Conservative Party leadership candidate Patrick Brown will vote for former Quebec premier Jean Charest if he fails in his bid to be reinstated, his campaign has announced. In a July 12 letter to supporters, Brown’s campaign says there’s a “strong likelihood” that the appeal won’t succeed before the vote. Party members have already started…


Poilievre Responds to Media Article Painting Him as Sympathetic to ‘Far-Right’

Conservative MP and party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is criticizing a media outlet that published an article that accuses him and some of his colleagues of sympathizing with the “far-right,” saying “No wonder trust in the media is at an all-time low.” “One of Global News’ so-called journalists decided to smear me & thousands of…


Patrick Brown Responds to Disqualification From Tory Leadership Race

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown responded to his disqualification from the Conservative Party leadership race on Wednesday after the committee organizing the contest put an end to his bid on July 5 on allegations that his campaign violated financial rules. “No substance. We don’t even know what the allegation is. It’s an anonymous allegation being made….


Poilievre, Bernier, and Sloan Join and Praise Veteran James Topp on Final Day of Cross-Country Trek

OTTAWA—Several politicians joined military veteran James Topp either for a short time or for the whole day as he was completing his cross-country trek in Ottawa on June 30. Topp walked from the Terry Fox Memorial in Vancouver to the National War Memorial in the nation’s capital to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. People’s Party of…


John Robson: The Vacuousness of the ‘Pragmatic Conservative’ Position

Commentary With a vote looming, and widespread disgust at polarization and ideology, perhaps we can all get behind the major political figure who said, “I am unique in that I’m neither left nor right, but I’m also not a mushy moderate. I’ve always stood for something.” Provided we can figure out what that thing was….


Senator Promoting Patrick Brown’s Tory Leadership Bid in Chinese Community Accuses Competitors of ‘White Supremacy’

In a message recorded in Chinese asking voters to support Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown’s bid for the Conservative Party leadership, Conservative Sen. Victor Oh accuses Brown’s competitors of racial discrimination and promoting white supremacy. “When we see candidates running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada—one of the three major political parties in…


Senator Promoting Patrick Brown’s Tory Leadership Bid in Chinese Community Accuses Competition of ‘White Supremacy’

In a message recorded in Chinese asking voters to support Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown’s bid for the Conservative Party leadership, Conservative Sen. Victor Oh accuses Brown’s competition of racial discrimination and promoting white supremacy. “When we see candidates running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada—one of the three major political parties in…


Senator Promoting Patrick Brown’s Tory Leadership Bid in Chinese Community Accuses Competition of Promoting ‘White Supremacy’

In a message recorded in Chinese asking voters to support Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown’s bid for the Conservative Party leadership, Conservative Sen. Victor Oh accuses Brown’s competition of racial discrimination and promoting white supremacy. “When we see candidates running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada—one of the three major political parties in…


John Robson: Who Won and Who Lost in the Tory Leadership Debate

Commentary If I said I enjoyed the Conservative Party leadership debate at the Canada Strong and Free conference in Ottawa on May 5, you might begin to doubt my sanity, your own, or both. And yes, I’d normally prefer to undergo a root canal than endure such a thing, because they typically confirm that if…


Conservative Leadership Debate: Poilievre, Charest Lock Horns Over Question About Charest’s Earnings From His Lobbying Work for Huawei

Ottawa—Conservative leadership contender MP Pierre Poilievre, in the campaign’s first leadership debate on May 5, insisted that fellow candidate former Quebec premier Jean Charest reveal how much money he made doing lobbying work for Huawei Technologies, but he did not get an answer. Close to an hour into the 90-minute event, Poilievre grabbed the chance…