1 week ago US Tax Rule Offers Template for Canadian Conservatives’ Investment Pitch

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a tax deferral for investors who put money into Canadian assets — a policy similar to a popular US rule that helped grease its housing market.

Economics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's promise to kill EV mandate a good first step to counter Liberal eco

On Thursday, while speaking at a Halifax car dealership, Pierre Poilievre announced that a Conservative government would do away with the Liberals’ EV mandate. If re-elected, the Carney Liberals intend to maintain the Trudeau government’s mandate that all new vehicles sold in Canada be electric by 2035. Beginning next year, under Liberal rules, 20 per […]

Events

1 week ago Carney Makes Canada’s Liberal Party Acceptable to CEOs Again

After nine years under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, weak investment and slow economic growth had spurred Canadian executives to line up behind Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has promised to unleash capital with tax cuts and deregulation.

Culture

1 week ago ‘Disruptive’ man challenges Poilievre’s promise to ‘put an end to antisemitic riots’ in Canada

If elected, Conservative leader said his mission is ‘'to ensure there are no antisemitic riots for the newspapers to write about’

Other

2 w. ago AGAR: Carney and Poilievre’s housing plans aren’t very realistic

No matter who wins the election, we’re promised a housing boom.  Mark Carney and the Liberals will build 500,000 modular homes per year, for a total of two million homes.  No to be outdone, Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives promise 2.3 million homes in five years.  How will they do it?  Carney says he can […]

Transport

2 w. ago Pierre Poilievre promises to slash government consultant spending to pre

Conservative leader claims the current levels of outsourcing are costing the average family more than $1,000 in federal taxes

Politics

2 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Why Poilievre’s three strikes plan for violent offenders has promise

Academics who criticize the proposal ignore the the favourable evidence

Events

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause

The pearl clutchers are at it again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. At present, the longest sentence a Canadian murderer can receive is 25 years […]

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3 w. ago Jailed mass murderers will ‘come out in a box,’ Poilievre promises

Poilievre said he would only use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause for criminal justice legislation

Events

3 w. ago Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney’s assets

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he’ll ban what he calls “shadow lobbying.” “We will eliminate […]

Transport

3 w. ago Poilievre targets Carney’s assets, promises tougher ethics rules

Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow lobbying."

Transport

3 w. ago Poilievre promises to cut red tape, set up support for veterans

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to improve supports for military veterans during a visit his main rival's turf today on the federal election trail. 

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3 w. ago Conservatives promise to go after tax cheats, end offshore loopholes

It’s time for Canada’s wealthy elite to pay their fair share. That was the message coming from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the campaign trail Tuesday morning, promising to go after tax cheats who hide their money in offshore bank accounts. During a stop in Edmonton, Poilievre said a Conservative government in Ottawa will close […]

Economics

4 w. ago Poilievre promises to stop endless environmental reviews for large infrastructure projects

Poilievre said the days of innumerable environmental reviews for large infrastructure projects would be over

Economics

4 w. ago Poilievre promises to fund 50,000 addictions recovery spaces

'No middlemen, no bureaucracy, just real help for those who need it'

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