Prosperity doesn’t come from spending taxpayer dollars: Bernier
Say what you want about Conservative MP Maxime Bernier; he knows what his priorities are in his quest to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. “The economy, the economy, the economy,” he said in an interview with The Hill Times last week when asked what the most important issues are to […]
Lisa Raitt signals more interest in Conservative leadership bid
Former transport minister Lisa Raitt signalled on Wednesday that while still considering entering the federal Conservative party leadership race, her interest has reached a new level. Ms. Raitt, whose name has been near the top of the potential contenders list since last February, told The Hill Times she is still in decision-making mode, but also […]
NDP needs to get back in the game, show Canadians they matter
OTTAWA—It has to be a frustrating time to be a New Democrat in Canada. In 2015, becoming government seemed like an actual possibility. Currently finding a pulse is a real challenge. The guy they fired in April seemingly won’t leave his job until a new leader is elected. Nothing says change like staying the same. […]
MacKay’s opt-out likely benefits Bernier most
MONTREAL—With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in the campaign to find a successor for Stephen Harper. When the party gathered for a national convention last spring, most of the delegates were not ready to commit to then-declared candidates […]
Conservatives line up to run for nomination in Harper’s Calgary Heritage riding
The Conservative nomination for Stephen Harper’s old Calgary Heritage, Alta., riding is scheduled for Oct. 22, but three candidates have so far emerged and more are expected to run in one of the safest Tory seats in the country. “We have no idea what the prime minister will do in calling the byelection. We didn’t […]
Tories can learn from PQ’s charter bungle
MONTREAL—Three years ago this fall, the Parti Québécois set out to affirm Quebec’s secular character through a so-called charter of values and the imposition of a secular dress code on the province’s public service. It was the sovereigntist party’s most ambitious identity-related project since the introduction in the late 1970s of the French-language charter, a […]
Poll finds Liberals with ‘huge brand equity’ in Atlantic as MacKay rules out Tory leadership bid
A new poll has found Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government at historic highs in Atlantic Canada, throwing cold water on the federal Conservatives during their foray into Halifax this week in an attempt to begin rebuilding support following the party’s 2015 election defeat in the region. Fully 74 per cent of electors in the Atlantic provinces, which voted Liberals […]
Peter MacKay made the right decision
Peter MacKay made the right decision for him and his family by not entering the Conservative leadership race. Sometimes it is harder to say no than it is to say yes. Such was the case here. Whether you are a MacKay fan or not, it is difficult to challenge his commitment to public service. He […]
Ambrose backs away from criticism of Leitch over screening for Canadian values
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose has backed away from criticism she leveled earlier this month at Conservative leadership contender Kellie Leitch for asking Canadians whether the government should screen refugee seekers and potential immigrants for “anti-Canadian values.” After more than a week of controversy over the question—which Ms. Leitch posed in an email to potential […]
Obhrai touts experience in Tory leadership bid, Scheer ‘100 per cent’ expected to announce soon
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai says he has the experience to become his party’s leader and plans to run a grassroots campaign focused on Canadians young, new, and old, after filing his official candidacy papers with the party on Sept. 6 and becoming the fifth to do so thus far. Meanwhile, The Hill Times has learned that Conservative […]
