Category: Pierre Poilievre

Two Tory Riding Executives Quit Over ‘Troubling’ Nomination Race

Two Conservative Party riding executives in Southern Ontario have resigned because of what one of them labelled a “troubling” nomination race that she says was unfairly tilted in favour of one candidate. Catherine Agar and Brian Kaufman, former president and vice-president respectively of the Electoral District Association for the riding of Oxford, are both exiting…


Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’ Ahead of Budget Announcement

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…


Ahead of Budget Announcement, Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…


Poilievre Says He Will Stand Up to ‘Woke’ Corporations

OTTAWA—Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre levelled criticism at the “woke” movement and the corporations that have adopted the ideology to further their interests at a conference on March 23. “This is Woke Inc. It’s about large corporations in regulated oligopolies winning political favour by throwing around politically correct statements, and advancing an agenda that makes…


Pierre Poilievre to Get Face Time With US President Joe Biden in Ottawa

Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to meet U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits Canada this week. Senior U.S. administration officials confirmed Wednesday in a briefing given on the condition they not be named that Biden plans to have what is known as a “pull-aside” conversation with Poilievre. They say the president, who is scheduled to arrive…


Former PM Harper Says Canada Needs ‘Conservative Renaissance’

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says that Canada needs a “conservative renaissance” to step out of the current economic situation, and he defended populism in the face of accusations it’s anti-democratic. “That word ‘populist’ has taken on a number of imprecise and often negative meanings,” he told a crowd at the Canada Strong and Free…


Former PM Harper Says Canada Needs a ‘Conservative Renaissance’

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs a “conservative renaissance” to step out of the current economic situation, while defending populism in the face of accusations that it’s anti-democratic. “That word ‘populist’ has taken on a number of imprecise and often negative meanings,” he told a crowd at the Canada Strong and Free Network…


Trudeau, Poilievre Spar Over Canada’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre sparred over the ongoing housing affordability crisis across Canada during question period on March 22, with the leader of the official opposition calling on Trudeau to find ways of bringing down rising mortgage costs. Poilievre said Trudeau promised to bring down housing costs when he…


John Robson: Poilievre Should Call for Provinces to Be Allowed More Leeway on Private Health Care

Commentary To kick off the silly season, which in Canadian politics now seems to run year-round, Pierre Poilievre wants to make it easier for doctors and nurses to get their training recognized across the country. Which is sensible. But also deeply foolish. His proposal is sensible in taking square aim at two huge problems in…


Anthony Furey: The Need for Maximal Disclosure on Beijing’s Election Interference

Commentary It looks like we finally have one political leader serving in higher office who actually wants to know more rather than less about the allegations of the Beijing Communist regime’s interference in our elections. British Columbia NDP Premier David Eby says he’s “very troubled” by these allegations. He wants a “thorough and independent investigation”…