Poilievre makes a statement thanking his retiring staff member Lucille Pakalnis
Watch the video of this statement here Madam Speaker, this place is always changing. People come and go, dramas flare up and flame out, and stars are born and then fallen with the speed of light. Over 12 years, five elections, seven offices, and three prime ministers, the one constant for me through it all […]
Poilievre presses for answer on small business tax cut
OTTAWA, ON – Today The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton, continued to press the Liberal government for an answer on the status of the small business tax cut. “In 2015, the Conservative government tabled a small business tax cut which would have reduced the small business tax rate to 9% by […]
Poilievre asks Treasury Board President to release missing budget numbers
Today I asked Treasury Board President Scott Brison for the missing budget numbers. Since the Finance Minister won’t release the numbers, Mr. Brison has the mandate and the legal responsibility to do so. (click photo to enlarge)
Poilievre calls for feds to open up the books to budget officer
Call comes after new PBO Report shows lack of transparency and billions in missing revenue in recent Liberal budget Ottawa, ON – Today The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton and Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board, is alarmed at the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s concerns over the Liberal government’s 2016 budget. […]
The Liberals’ economic formula: tax, regulate, subsidize, repeat
Published in the Financial Post If you are a federal politician looking for an escape hatch from Bombardier’s controversial request for a billion dollar federal bail-out, one of the company’s vice-presidents recently provided it. Rob Dewar said federal help would be “…an extra bonus that would be helpful but is very clearly not required.” […]
Poilievre urges Liberals to not reduce Sir John A Macdonald Parkway
In March 2016, the National Capital Commission (NCC) released a document with a number of plans for a new Sir John A Macdonald Riverfront Linear Park. Unfortunately, one proposal within those plans is the reduction of the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway to just two lanes from its current four. This would significantly impact commuters coming into […]
Poilievre speaks on unionizing the RCMP (Bill C-7)
Watch the video of this speech here Mr. Speaker, I rise today to contribute to the discussion on Bill C-7, an act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and other acts and to provide for certain other measures. This act would deal with […]