Category: Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre Criticizes Former Governor General Johnston Over Trudeau Foundation Links

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is criticizing former governor general David Johnston for his previous membership with the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, which has received funding from the Chinese regime in the past. Johnston was recently appointed “independent special rapporteur” by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to investigate Chinese interference in Canada’s elections. “How will you investigate Beijing’s donation to…


Trudeau Foundation Didn’t Return Chinese Donation as Previously Claimed: Report

A day after the leadership of the Trudeau Foundation resigned citing the “political climate” surrounding a donation received from a Chinese regime insider, the news outlet La Presse reported that the money hadn’t been returned as previously claimed. This caused an internal crisis among the foundation directors and is what led to their resignation, not…


Poilievre Asks Twitter to Label CBC as ‘Government-Funded Media’

Public broadcaster CBC should be labelled as “government-funded media” on Twitter, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre told the social media company in a letter. Poilievre wrote to Twitter on April 11 saying that CBC should receive a label based on its practice of identifying accounts of this type. In recent days, the British Broadcasting Corporation…


Trudeau Decries ‘Partisanship’ in the Wake of Resignation of Trudeau Foundation’s Board and CEO

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today commented on the recent resignation of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation’s leadership team, accusing Conservative politicians of increasing “polarization and partisanship” that he said led to “unfounded” attacks on the foundation. “Those people who are trying to get short-term political gain by increasing polarization and partisanship in this country by…


Trudeau and Poilievre Steer Clear of Weighing In on Trump Indictment

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre were asked to comment on the indictment of former U.S. president Donald J. Trump, but they both steered clear of commenting on the issue. “It’s a question for the American people and their justice system,” Trudeau said in French on April 4 from Lévis, Québec….


Trudeau Defends Appointment of Cabinet Minister’s Sister-in-Law as Interim Ethics Commissioner

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 31 defended the appointment of Martine Richard to the role of interim ethics commissioner, amid conflict-of-interest concerns over her being the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. “If there is any office in the country that understands how to manage conflicts of interests and ethical perceptions and issues,…


Poilievre Defines ‘Woke’ in House of Commons After Question by Liberal MP

MPs in the House of Commons were debating an amendment to the Liberal government’s online regulation bill on March 30 when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked to define his use of the word “woke.” Poilievre had said earlier that day in the House during question period that Bill C-11, also known as the Online Streaming…


Tories Introduce Bill Aimed at Reforming Parole Sentencing in Criminal Code

The federal Conservatives have introduced a bill aimed at bringing forward “significant reforms” to the Canadian Criminal Code that mainly seek to address current parole conditions for repeat offenders. Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus introduced Bill C-325 on March 29, which the party says will “bring significant reforms to Canada’s Criminal Code and Corrections and Conditional Release Act…


Conservatives Plan to Vote Against Federal Budget, While NDP Will Support It

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his party won’t be voting for the newly tabled federal budget, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said his party will vote in favour of the commitments in the budget he “forced this government to deliver.” “Today’s budget by the costly coalition of the NDP-Liberals is a full-frontal attack on the…


Trudeau, Poilievre Spar in House Over Rising Violent Crime Rates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre sparred in the House of Commons on March 28 over rising rates of violent crime across Canada, with Poilievre blaming Liberal policies and Trudeau pointing the finger at Tory opposition to Liberal gun control measures. Poilievre made reference to a recent fatal stabbing that happened…