AUGUST 11, 2016 OTTAWA — Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition and interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, made the following statement regarding the police operation that killed a Canadian terrorism suspect with reported links to ISIS yesterday: “Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorism. We have seen a terror attack right on Parliament Hill [...]
AUGUST 5, 2016 Toronto, ON – Today, in conjunction with the PC Party of Ontario, senior critics in the Conservative Party of Canada held an event to commemorate the second anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Yazidis by the Islamic State (ISIS) at Mount Sinjar. “ISIS continues to commit genocide against the Yazidi people of northern Iraq. Thousands of [...]
AUGUST 2, 2016 Ottawa, ON – Today, the Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee announced the first two host cities and dates for leadership debates. The first debate of the leadership campaign will be on November 10th in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and will be an English debate. The second debate will be held on December 6th, 2016 in Moncton, New Brunswick, [...]
July 19, 2016 Statement by Michelle Rempel Two years ago, ISIS, a group of violent Sunni extremists, began a systemic extermination of the Yazidi people of northern Iraq. Thousands of Yazidi people have been forced from their homes, enslaved, tortured, raped, and murdered at the hands of this group. Last month, the United Nations issued a report that named these [...]
July 18, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON – Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition and interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, issued the following statement today on the Honourable Deepak Obhrai’s announced intention to seek the Conservative Party of Canada leadership: “Deepak will be a strong, experienced addition to the Conservative Party’s leadership race, bringing the [...]
JULY 13, 2016 OTTAWA – Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition and interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, issued the following statement today on the Honourable Tony Clement’s announced intention to seek the Conservative Party of Canada leadership: “I join Conservatives across Canada in welcoming Tony Clement to our Party’s leadership race. Tony is a hard-working Member of Parliament [...]
JULY 6, 2016 OTTAWA – Rona Ambrose, Leader of the Official Opposition and interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, made the following statement regarding MP Jason Kenney’s decision to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. “As Jason embarks on this new challenge, I know he has the best interests of Albertans in his heart. [...]
July 6, 2016 OTTAWA – Today, Hon. Michelle Rempel, Critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship issued a statement on the reports that the Liberal government plans to lift the visa on Romanian and Bulgarian nationals: “Last week the Liberals chose to lift the visa restriction on Mexico and turn a blind eye to concerns raised by department officials regarding national [...]
July 2, 2016 TORONTO, ONTARIO — Official Opposition Health Critic Colin Carrie and Official Opposition Finance Critic Lisa Raitt are warning middle-class families that the Liberal government’s out-of-control spending will result in more tax hikes or cuts to health care. Last Tuesday the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) issued a report that said public finances in Canada have become unsustainable due [...]
JUNE 30, 2016 Taking money away from hardworking Canadians means that middle-class families have less money to save for a down payment on their first home. It also means that young families have less money for child care. According to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, less than one in five Canadians say they would opt [...]