John Ivison, National Post November 19, 2019 Who's in Trudeau's cabinet? It doesn't matter, political power lies elsewhere "That means what we are talking about is a shuffling of deckchairs – if not on the Titanic, then perhaps on the Queen Mary, a cruise ship that is permanently docked and no longer fit for purpose." It [...]
Federal Conservatives take a hard look at what went wrong Last weekend, 125 Conservatives from across Ontario gathered to talk — frankly and openly — about why the party failed to connect with voters in the 2019 election By Steve Paikin - Published on Nov 15, 2019 Jasveen Rattan has a bandage on her forehead. It’s [...]
How the Conservative party’s most popular Ontario MP came up short She had a high profile, plenty of money, and oodles of volunteers. So why didn’t Milton’s Lisa Raitt win her federal-election race? By Steve Paikin - Published on Nov 14, 2019 Ask anybody in Canada’s last Parliament who the most popular Conservative MP from Ontario [...]
The Conservative Learning Foundation (CLF) 2019 Canada Election "Lessons Learned" Conference was held on Saturday, November 9, 2019 It was billed as 'a day of presentations and discussions on the October 21st Canadian election! A unique opportunity to meet, reflect, listen to, question and network with those who made the decisions in the 2019 Campaign.' BCA [...]
Elections Canada News Release GATINEAU, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The 43rd federal election took place Monday, October 21, 2019. Based on the preliminary data gathered from 99.67% of polls, 17,980,264 Canadians voted. This translates into a voter turnout rate of 65.95%, not including electors who registered on election day. Approximately: 4,774,963 voted at advance polls between Friday, October 11 [...]
What’s the real cost of the Trudeau-NDP Coalition? We took a look at the history books We know that the Trudeau-NDP coalition will mean: Higher taxes; Bigger deficits; And, fewer good-paying jobs. The last time there was a Liberal-NDP coalition was from October 1972 to July 8, 1974 under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. In less [...]
Kind words from Joan Little, Hamilton Spectator On March 19, Burlington lost its 1979 Citizen of the Year when Louise Hebb died. Her list of accomplishments is dizzying, and her enthusiasm was contagious. A strong, vital individual, she could always persuade [...]
Minister of Defence visits with WW II Juno Beach veteran Jim Warford - presents him with medal. From the Burlington Gazette Jim Warford with Minister of Defence Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould and Warford grandson James It wasn’t a media event – it was a quiet, dignified meeting that included two federal Cabinet [...]
Files Trudeau government has found itself vulnerable on take toll on ministers responsible for them by Angus Reid Institute December 14, 2018 – While members of the federal cabinet prepare to escape the political and literal biting cold of Ottawa during the winter break, some will leave Parliament Hill feeling more festive than others. The second annual [...]
CPC announces acclamation of Candidate for Burlington. No nomination race will be held.