Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will once again allow his caucus to have a free vote on a government bill seeking to ban conversion therapy.A banner at Calgary’s Pride parade in 2019 calls for conversion therapy to be banned. Earlier this week, the Liberals introduced legislation for a third time in the House of Commons to…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole defended his decision Wednesday to turf a Saskatchewan senator from caucus who is pushing a petition to hold an earlier leadership review, saying Sen. Denise Batters is not a team player.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Conservative…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said today he expects his party’s MPs to promote vaccines and leave talk about their efficacy to the health experts — a comment that comes after a Conservative caucus member made some eyebrow-raising comments about COVID-19 shots over the weekend.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised today to appoint a health minister who’s been vaccinated against COVID-19 if his party wins power on Sept. 20.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole takes off his mask before speaking to the media in Ottawa on Tuesday September 7, 2021. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised today to appoint a health…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised Tuesday to restore the federal government’s fiscal balance over the next decade and eliminate the gargantuan federal deficit “without cuts” to public services.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speaks to the media on Tuesday in Ottawa. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised Tuesday to restore the federal government’s fiscal balance over the…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole today defended his plan to roll back Canada’s climate change reduction targets, saying he has a credible plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions while the Liberal Party has promised a lot but failed to deliver in six years of government.Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, joined by his family, speaks to members of…
“The threats to a UCP re-election are coming not from the right, but from the left side of the UCP coalition.” Ken Boessenkool on the path forward in Alberta’s conservative politics.Federal polling numbers prior to the campaign suggested that Erin O’Toole was suffering in Alberta from a problem not of his own making, and that…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole today released his plan to help Canadians grappling with depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions — a multibillion-dollar platform pledge to address a problem that has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole makes an announcement about mental health support in Brantford, Ont., on Wednesday. (Ryan Remiorz/The…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said late Sunday he is opposed to mandatory vaccinations for federal public servants and instead prefers a regular rapid testing regime to keep workplaces safe from COVID-19.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speaks to the media as he launches his election campaign in Ottawa on Sunday. O’Toole has come out against mandatory vaccinations for…
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said today that, with COVID-19 case counts rising in many provinces as the potent delta strain takes hold, it’s not the right time to plunge the country into a federal election campaign.Conservative leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Conservative Leader Erin…