A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the vote on a Conservative motion to create a special […]
The blame game has started in the nation’s capital after MPs failed to give the unanimous consent needed to swiftly pass the government’s latest emergency aid bill. This morning from an Ottawa business, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted he was disappointed following a vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday night. Trudeau responded to questions […]
The federal Conservatives say they’re postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the delay Saturday afternoon, saying that the convention will now take place in November in Quebec City. “The Conservative Party’s National Council voted Friday to delay the policy […]
A political science associate professor at the University of Regina is waiting to see what they impact will be of Andrew Scheer’s resignation from the Conservative Party leadership. Jim Farney said depending on when the Conservatives elect a new leader, the Liberals will have a better opportunity to get through the 2020 budget with the […]
CALGARY – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month’s election loss as elites and “talking heads” who know he’ll never relent in his opposition to the carbon tax. “They think that what Canada needs is a second Liberal Party,” he said in a speech to the […]
OTTAWA — Signs are pointing to a civil war breaking out within the Conservative party, but breaking down along different lines than past internal battles that divided the party ideologically. At its heart a single question: is Andrew Scheer personally and solely to blame for the failure of the party to capture a majority in last […]
OTTAWA — Andrew Scheer wants the world to know the Conservatives would bring Canada back — in a very different way. “It’s time for Canada to put our money where our mouth is and only use foreign aid to support the Canadian values we hold dear,” Scheer said Tuesday in Toronto as he talked about […]
OTTAWA — Newly released figures show the federal Conservatives entered this election year having outpaced the Liberals in fundraising by more than $8.3 million in 2018. The Conservatives raised about $24.2 million from 104,000 donors in 2018, more than the $15.9 million the Liberals raised from 66,000 people. The Greens raised $3.1 million last year. Parties are […]
