Pierre Poilievre is tapping one of his predecessors to serve as his chief lieutenant in the House of Commons, as the newly minted Conservative leader prepares his party for next week’s return of Parliament. Former party leader Andrew Scheer will serve as Opposition leader in the House of Commons, one of nine key appointments announced […]
For the second straight year, Warren Steinley will represent the Regina-Lewvan riding for the Conservatives. Steinley says he’s glad to be back for another run as the Regina-Lewvan MP. “I’m happy that we had a great campaign, we worked hard (and) we reached out to as many people we could on the doorsteps,” Steinley said. […]
The federal Conservatives are now calling on Regina City Council to either withdraw or defeat a motion to ban oil and gas companies from sponsoring or advertising on city property. In a news release, Regina-Qu’Appelle Member of Parliament Andrew Scheer announced the results of a poll and petition he launched in response to the controversial […]
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is naming his shadow cabinet, including his predecessor Andrew Scheer as the party’s infrastructure critic. O’Toole is keeping Ontario’s Pierre Poilievre as finance critic and promoting Alberta’s Michelle Rempel Garner to health critic and New Brunswick’s Rob Moore to justice critic. Critics are government ministers’ main questioners in the House of […]
Regina’s Conservative M.Ps held a virtual rally in front of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria Park Thursday morning, with protesters also arriving to show their support for the tear down of the monument After recent calls for the statue’s removal because of Macdonald’s involvement of the residential school system, the Conservatives feel […]
Erin O’Toole has been elected the new leader of the federal Conservatives, Canada’s official opposition, replacing Andrew Scheer. O’Toole was chosen after running a campaign where he focused on keeping the party focused on it’s “true blue fundamentals.” The Ontario M.P won by a margin of more than 4,700 points. Join us in congratulating our […]
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is expected to mark a political milestone today: his final time rising in the House of Commons as leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. Today’s Commons sitting is one of two scheduled for August, but the second comes after party members will elect Scheer’s replacement, bringing an end to the long […]
Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign over his role in the controversy involving the WE organization. Scheer has previously called for Finance Minister Bill Morneau to be fired for trips he and members of his family took in 2017, part of which were paid for by WE Charity. “In […]
Opposition leader Andrew Scheer said Tuesday that more powers of Parliament must be restored to properly scrutinize the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The existing thrice-weekly meetings of a special COVID-19 committee and the smattering of other committees still in session aren’t enough, Scheer said. Among other things, the current setup doesn’t allow MPs […]
OTTAWA — A small group of MPs have taken their seats in the House of Commons after the four main parties failed to reach consensus over how Parliament can and should function during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois had agreed the House of Commons could convene for a weekly in-person sitting, […]
