July 08, 2022
Ottawa, ON – Randy Hoback, Conservative Shadow Minister for International Trade and Supply Chain Resilience, and Gérard Deltell, Conservative Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, released the following statement on the eve of Minister Ng hosting her Mexican and U.S. trade counterparts: “Canada’s key trading relationships remain in crisis mode...
July 08, 2022
Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement after the passing of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe: “I am shocked and saddened to hear the news of Shinzo Abe’s assassination. “His tenure as the longest-serving...
June 21, 2022
Ottawa, ON – John Nater, Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage, Karen Vecchio, Conservative Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Richard Martel, Conservative Shadow Minister for Sport, and Kevin Waugh, Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Grasswood, issued the following statement regarding Hockey Canada’s testimony at the Standing Committee...
June 21, 2022
Ottawa, ON – Adam Chambers, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North, and Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Finance, introduced a private Member’s bill in the House of Commons. If adopted, it will amend the Criminal Code to make it an offense to provide false information to a person or entity listed...
June 13, 2022
Ottawa, ON - John Nater, Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage, released the following statement on the government’s motion to force through the controversial Bill C-11: “The Trudeau Liberals and their NDP allies are pushing through a motion in the house today to curtail Parliament’s responsibility to fully examine the Internet...
June 12, 2022
Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement on the anniversary of the Statement of Apology to Former Students of Residential Schools: “In recent years, Canadians have come face to face with our country’s grim history concerning...
June 06, 2022
Ottawa, ON - John Nater, Conservative Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage, released the following statement highlighting key amendments that must be made to internet regulation Bill C-11: “Conservatives are proposing significant amendments to the incredibly flawed attempt by the Liberals to amend the Broadcasting Act, that is Bill C-11. Experts...
June 01, 2022
ISSUE: Today, the federal government announced it will grant British Columbia’s request for an exemption from the Controlled Drug and Substances Act. The exemption period will begin January 31, 2023 and applies to personal possession up to a cumulative amount of 2.5g for adults, and includes opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and...
June 01, 2022
ISSUE: The Liberal government announced the introduction of Bill C-21, that will among other things, will ban the future legal sale of handguns in Canada and increase the allowable penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking. KEY MESSAGES: Conservatives have always stood for common sense gun safety and strong consequences...
May 31, 2022
Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence, and Pierre Paul-Hus, Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement, issued the following statement regarding the release of Justice Arbour’s report on sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces: “Last year, Canadians were shocked by the...