September 29, 2016 The Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) announced further details on the first leadership debate in Saskatoon, including a new date and time, the debate moderator, and ticket sales. The first debate will be an English debate moderated by Kaveri Braid. Kaveri is a principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group, and former advisor to the Saskatchewan government. [...]
September 28, 2016 Conservative Infrastructure Critic, Dianne Watts, and Deputy Critic, Luc Berthold, today expressed their concern and frustration with the Liberal government’s decision to remove infrastructure planning from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities’ fall agenda. They issued the following statement: “Before the House rose in June, the Committee agreed that the study of infrastructure and trade [...]
September 15, 2016 The Interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Rona Ambrose, along with Party President, Scott Lamb, and Conservative Party National Councillor for Nova Scotia, Rob Batherson, announced the next Conservative Party National Convention will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in August 23 to 25, 2018. The National Council of the Conservative Party ratified the choice [...]
September 12, 2016 Official Opposition Trade critics Hon. Gerry Ritz, Randy Hoback and Dave Van Kesteren issued the following statement on the Government of Canada’s Economic Impact Study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the Canadian economy. “This study only confirms what we have been saying all along, which is that ratifying the TPP will help grow the Canadian economy and [...]
HON. RONA AMBROSE· SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 Fifteen years ago, 3,000 innocent civilians – including 24 Canadians – were murdered in the horrific terror attacks of September 11th. These savage acts claimed the lives of regular people simply going to work in Lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon in Virginia, and travelling aboard the downed United Airlines Flight 93 in [...]
September 6, 2016 OTTAWA – The Hon. Rona Ambrose, leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Conservative Party, will be joined in Halifax by members of the Conservative caucus for meetings on September 13th and 14th. Conservatives have made re-connecting with Atlantic Canada a priority. We look forward to engaging directly with community and business leaders in [...]
September 5, 2016 Barrie, ON – Official Opposition Critic for economic development in Southern Ontario, Alex Nuttall, is calling on the Liberal Government not to recognize China as a market economy, a move which would make it harder to limit illegal Chinese imports into Canada. According to the Canadian Steel Producers Association, granting China market economy status could cost Canada [...]
It was an awesome day! Check out our BCA FaceBook album: click here & more pics here Join the BURLINGTON CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION on Saturday October 15th, 2016 for another fun trip to the wine region of Niagara. We’ll make stops at these three wineries - Domaine Queylus, Henry of Pelham Family Estate & Megalomaniac Winery Itinerary: 9:00 am The day will [...]
AUGUST 23, 2016 Rona Ambrose, Interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on the passing of Elsie Wayne: “I was saddened to hear of the passing of Elsie Wayne, who was a proud and vocal advocate for Atlantic Canada and a strong mentor for women in politics. From her [...]
From a series of '5 QUESTIONS' by Future CPC Leaders Blog Who were my political role models growing up? I did not really have any “political” role models until I was in my late twenties and early thirties. As a City Councillor in Burlington, I served with two distinct Mayors and I learned something different from [...]