November 12 2019 10:45am Conservative Party Andrew Scheer on Tuesday said that during a private meeting with Justin Trudeau, he asked the prime minister to scrap bills C-69 and C-48, claiming they have lead to “uncertainty and a lack of…
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Federal Election 2019: Scheer says he will ‘fight for’ Alberta, Saskatchewan
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer on Tuesday addressed the divisions in the country following the federal election, telling Alberta and Saskatchewan voters the Conservatives will “fight” for them and promising with everything in their power to “get the energy sector…
Federal election 2019: Liberal Amarjeet Sohi loses Edmonton Mill Woods seat
October 22 2019 1:13am Liberal candidate and former senior cabinet minister Amarjeet Sohi lost his seat in Edmonton Mill Woods to Conservative Tim Uppal in Monday’s election. Tom Vernon has reaction from Sohi’s headquarters. ‘ }); } else { var…
Federal Election 2019: Alberta’s lone NDP seat in Edmonton Strathcona
October 22 2019 12:42am In a sea of blue, Edmonton Strathcona voters have elected an NDP candidate. Heather McPherson speaks from her campaign headquarters after her win Monday night. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof…
Federal Election 2019: Conservative candidate James Cumming will ‘advocate hard for Alberta’
October 22 2019 12:33am Conservative candidate James Cumming has won the seat in Edmonton Centre. Vinesh Pratap speaks with Cumming, who says he’s looking forward to representing the citizens of Edmonton Centre. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id =…
Federal Election 2019: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses Scheer’s potential natural energy corridor
September 28 2019 3:10pm During a campaign event for Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer on Sept. 28, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney talked about a national resource corridor, which Scheer has proposed if the Conservatives were elected. ‘ }); } else…
ANALYSIS: Scheer’s lack of experience in dealing with protesters
The words “bonjour, tout le monde” had barely crossed Andrew Scheer’s lips when a man in the room began shouting at the Conservative leader. As he was wrestled to the floor by the campaign’s private security, the protester, who had…
Reality check: Could Scheer fast-track pipeline challenges straight to Supreme Court?
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said that, if elected, his government would help build new oil pipelines by “fast-tracking” any objections right to the Supreme Court, but legal experts say the proposed plan is unclear. “It’s about fast-tracking some of the…
Federal Election 2019: Scheer calls on Trudeau to ‘waive cabinet confidences’ in SNC-Lavalin affair
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer said during a campaign stop in Calgary, Alta., on Monday that he is calling on Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau to “waive cabinet confidences” to allow an RCMP investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair to move…
Federal Election 2019: Scheer says repealing carbon pricing will be first job as prime minister
During a campaign event in Calgary, Alta., on Monday, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer said: “Job number one for a Conservative government will be called an act to repeal the carbon tax” and that he would “start the process” to…