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January 21, 2021

Statement from Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Keystone XL cancellation

January 20, 2021 Ottawa, ON — The Hon. Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of Keystone XL: “Today’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline extension is devastating. “We need to get as many people back to work, in every part of...

January 21, 2021

Justin Trudeau must call Pfizer CEO

January 20, 2021 Ottawa, ON — The Hon. Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued the following statement calling on Justin Trudeau to call the CEO of Pfizer: “Next week Canada will receive zero doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Yet, Justin Trudeau hasn’t even called the...

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January 06, 2021

Diane Francis: Re-politicizing CPP would be a disaster

Bill C-231 would return us to the days when the CPP was a slush fund governments recklessly borrowed from until it became virtually insolvent The latest salvo from Canada’s loony left — Bill C-231 — was introduced last February by New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor, and has been grinding its...

December 13, 2020

The carbon tax is going up. Here’s how much more you could pay at the pumps

The price of gas at the pump will increase by at least 37.57 cents a litre as a result.    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the federal carbon tax on...

December 09, 2020

Dan Albas confronts PM over Air Canada cuts

Okanagan MP Dan Albas flew into the prime minister’s airspace Wednesday to share his concerns about Air Canada’s announcement 24 hours earlier that it’s suspending service to Penticton Regional Airport as of Jan. 11. “Those that rely on this airport do not have access to a government jet like the...

December 09, 2020

Dan Albas drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales

OTTAWA -- A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. MP Dan Albas tabled a private member's bill Tuesday that would allow Canada Post to offer direct-to-consumer sales of out-of-province beer, wine and hard liquor...

December 01, 2020

Erin O’Toole responds to Fall Economic Statement

  OTTAWA, ON – The Hon. Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, today released the following statement in response to the Trudeau government’s Fall Economic Statement: “Without a plan for vaccines, there can be no plan for the economy. “Canadians have only asked one thing of this government:...

November 11, 2020

Erin O'Toole commemorates Remembrance Day

  OTTAWA, ON – The Hon. Erin O'Toole, Leader of Canada's Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, today released the following statement recognizing the sacrifice of all who served and those who continue to serve Canada:"This year, Remembrance Day may look a little different from what we're used to. COVID-19 has...

November 04, 2020

Conservatives Pass Motion to Support Small and Medium Sized Businesses

  Ottawa, ON – Pat Kelly, Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business and Western Economic Development, and Philip Lawrence, Shadow Minister for National Revenue, released the following statement regarding the passage of the Conservative motion to support small and medium sized businesses: “Today, with the passage of our motion in the House of Commons, Conservatives...