Tag archives for conservative

28 Jul by admin in Canada

Grits say RCMP chaos is Harper’s fault

Grits say RCMP chaos is Harper’s fault
The problems at the RCMP began when the Conservative government appointed a civilian to run the national police force, the Liberals say.
22 Jul by admin in Top Stories

Gillani fraud charges set aside

Gillani fraud charges set aside
Fraud charges against Nazim Gillani, the Toronto businessman at the centre of illegal lobbying allegations against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer, have been set aside in a Newmarket, Ont., courthouse.
22 Jul by admin in Canada, Top Stories

StatsCan in ‘chaos’: Liberals

StatsCan in ‘chaos’: Liberals
The opposition Liberals are accusing the Conservative government of throwing Canada's national statistical agency into "chaos" with its "ideological" move to scrap the mandatory long-form census.
22 Jul by admin in Top Stories

Liberals continue to trail Tories: poll

Liberals continue to trail Tories: poll
The federal Conservative Party continues to keep ahead of the Liberals, suggests a new EKOS poll, which found a gap of seven percentage points between the rivals.
21 Jul by admin in Top Stories

Tory House leader Hill won’t seek re-election

Tory House leader Hill won’t seek re-election
Jay Hill, the Conservative government's House leader and veteran MP for the British Columbia riding of Prince George-Peace River, will not seek re-election in the next federal vote, his office says in a statement.
16 Jul by admin in Canada

Feds won’t budge on census decision

Feds won’t budge on census decision
The Conservative government is refusing to budge on its decision to make filling out the long-form census voluntary, despite mounting criticism from various groups.
16 Jul by admin in Canada

Feds won’t budge on census decision

Feds won’t budge on census decision
The Conservative government is refusing to budge on its decision to make filling out the long-form census voluntary, despite mounting criticism from various groups.
15 Jul by admin in Top Stories

Federal G20 inquiry not needed yet: Tory MP

Federal G20 inquiry not needed yet: Tory MP
A federal inquiry looking into the security tactics around the G20 summit is not needed until one of the current investigations into the policing of protests has concluded, says a Conservative MP.
14 Jul by admin in Canada

Tory senator changes his mind on elected Senate…maybe

Tory senator changes his mind on elected Senate…maybe
A Conservative senator may be having second thoughts about his second thoughts.
12 Jul by admin in Canada, Top Stories

Language chief probing axing of long census

Language chief probing axing of long census
Canada's official languages watchdog has launched an investigation into the Conservative cabinet's scrapping of the mandatory long-form census survey.