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In a coffee-table book published last year about his first term in office, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg, suggesting the Meta CEO had helped rig the 2020 election. The conspiracy theory had circulated widely on social media, including on Meta’s own platforms, Facebook and Instagram. It …
Read More »Conservatives call on government to disclose how latest ISIS suspect came to Canada
The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada. Federal officials declined to answer questions about the immigration status of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, citing privacy laws, and said only …
Read More »Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong asks Poilievre to let him join Conservative caucus
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2024 1:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says he is asking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to let him join the Tory caucus, and intends to seek a nomination for the …
Read More »Ford’s Progressive Conservatives win both Ontario byelections
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative candidates won both Ontario byelections by convincing margins. PC candidate Zee Hamid, who has Liberal roots, won by more than 2,400 votes, or nine percentage points, over Liberal Galen Naidoo Harris in the riding of Milton, just west of Mississauga. Polls and observers suggested Milton would have …
Read More »Poilievre presents himself as PM in waiting at Conservative convention – National
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tried painting himself as a prime minister in waiting in an election-style speech to party faithful Friday, filling it with the messages he plans to take to Canadians, while throwing some red meat to his base. Poilievre’s address to the more than 2,500 supporters gathered for …
Read More »Conservatives edge ahead of Liberals in voter support, breaking gridlock: poll – National
The gridlock between Liberal and Conservative supporters appears to have broken, new polling suggests, with the Tories edging slightly ahead. In an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday, 37 per cent of Canadians said they would vote for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, signalling a four-point jump …
Read More »Former campaign manager to run for Conservatives in Manitoba byelection – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2023 6:02 pm Updated May 1, 2023 11:23 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Conservative candidate has been chosen to run in a federal byelection to replace former Manitoba MP Candice Bergen. Branden Leslie edged out three …
Read More »Manitoba premier focuses on crime, taxes in speech to Tory party members – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2023 11:42 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson focused on crime and taxes as she spoke to Progressive Conservative party members at the party’s annual general meeting. Stefanson told members they should be very …
Read More »Conservatives in Alberta aren’t speaking the same language. And that’s a problem for the UCP
This column is an opinion by Alberta farmer and blogger David Cymbaluk. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. About a year ago, I wrote that Alberta’s United Conservative Party was fracturing along ideological lines that had been papered over by Jason Kenney’s choice to unite two conservative factions. Since …
Read More »Premier Ford’s ‘shoulder to shoulder’ comment about Trudeau annoys some Conservatives
Some Conservative MPs are fuming over Doug Ford’s comments supporting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, suggesting ongoing tensions between the federal party and the Ontario premier. “It’s unfortunate,” Conservative MP Karen Vecchio said when asked about Ford’s vocal support of Trudeau’s decision to deploy the act …
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