Blaming ethnic, religious ‘divisive forces,’ and family reasons, former Tory MP Shory quits Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview
A former two-term Conservative MP says he withdrew his name from the June 16 Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview for family reasons, but is also blaming some ethnic and religious “divisive forces” for trying to undermine his nomination bid. “I don’t think it is worth it to be a Member of Parliament by giving […]
Tory, NDP leadership candidates still owe thousands in campaign debts
A dozen former Conservative and NDP leadership contenders still owe money from their campaigns, according to Elections Canada, while the group’s biggest debtor, Tory competitor Kevin O’Leary, calls the rules around repayment “outrageous,” “unfair,” and “unCanadian.” The TV personality and businessman said he has paid off about $139,00 of the $529,00 he was reported as […]
One year on, a report card on Andrew Scheer’s Conservative leadership
OTTAWA—This isn’t a love letter from a delusional former hard-core partisan or an attempt at butt-kissing the Conservative leader. Qualifications aside, as Andrew Scheer passes the one-year mark of his leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, he has done a solid job. But Conservatives shouldn’t be popping champagne corks yet, as Justin Trudeau—despite some […]
Obhrai complains to police, House security over anonymous email to constituents calling him ‘laziest,’ ‘most entitled’ MP
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai has filed a complaint with the Calgary police and the House security about a nasty, anonymous email circulated in his riding saying the seven-term MP is “the laziest and most entitled MP in the country,” according to a copy of the email obtained by The Hill Times. The email has circulated […]
Scheer’s bold conversion plan
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer might have a dull persona, but that hasn’t stopped him from dreaming up audacious plans. One such audacious plan, for instance, is his scheme to plunder the Liberal Party for votes. Basically, Scheer is hoping he can take “fiscally-conservative” Liberals, who might be disillusioned with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s […]
“What political lessons are there to learn from the ongoing Ontario PC leadership race?”
Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “In Canada and around the world, women are changing politics for the better. As the prime minister has said many times, encouraging women’s leadership is not only the right thing to do—it’s the smart thing to do. When women participate at every level of decision-making, it means a wider range of experiences […]
Mulroney comes out ahead with 10 Conservative caucus endorsements in Ontario PC leadership race
Progressive Conservative leadership candidates Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, and Patrick Brown are grabbing the endorsements of several prominent Ontario Conservative MPs, but there seems to be less love for former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford and activist Tanya Granic Allen. So far, Ms. Mulroney is garnering the most support, with at least 10 endorsements. Conservative […]
Galvanizing members, regaining momentum key for NDP at convention to be in fighting shape for 2019: strategists
With more than 1,800 New Democrats gathered in Ottawa to debate and help shape future party policies, NDP strategist and former national director Karl Bélanger says a top priority this weekend is to “galvanize” members and regain the momentum that’s flagged since the leadership race. “The most important thing is to galvanize the activists and […]
Article’s headline treats MP Charlie Angus unfairly
Re: “Failed NDP leadership candidate Angus tweets, then deletes, criticism of party under new leader Singh,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 24, online). The headline and the article’s first sentence identified this veteran MP, Charlie Angus, as simply a “Failed NDP leadership candidate.” I find this completely unacceptable. Mr. Angus is a respected Member of Parliament, […]
Faced with nomination challenges, five-term Conservative MP Tilson ‘undecided’ if he will run in 2019
Faced with two nomination challenges, Ontario Conservative MP David Tilson says he’s still undecided if he will seek re-election in 2019, but denies that the challenges are the reason why he may choose not to run next time. “I haven’t made up my mind, I don’t know yet,” said Mr. Tilson (Dufferin-Caledon, Ont.) in an […]
