Liberal majority continues to prevent McKenna from testifying
OTTAWA, ON – Today the Liberal majority on the heritage committee voted against studying the federal government’s delay of the Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic Campus, protecting minister Catherine McKenna from testifying on her controversial role in the matter. Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre tabled the motion earlier in the week and spoke about […]
Poilievre to urge heritage committee to study Ottawa Hospital delay
OTTAWA, ON – Tomorrow Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre will urge the heritage committee to examine why Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has delayed construction of the new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus. The previous Conservative government accepted the decision of a hospital-appointed expert panel, which studied twelve locations and recommended the federal land across […]
Liberal committee chair blocks debate and vote on hospital study
OTTAWA, ON – Today the Liberal majority on the health committee shut down debate on whether to study the federal government’s delay of the Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic Campus, protecting minister Catherine McKenna from testifying on her controversial role in the matter. Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre tabled the motion in June and […]
Poilievre to urge health committee to study Ottawa Hospital delay
OTTAWA, ON – Tomorrow Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre will urge the health committee to examine why the Liberal government has delayed construction of the new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus. The previous Conservative government accepted the decision of a hospital-appointed expert panel, which studied twelve locations and recommended the federal land across the […]
Statement on the NCC’s Ottawa Hospital Site Review
OTTAWA, ON – Today Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre released the following statement regarding the National Capital Commission’s (NCC) Ottawa Hospital Site Review: “It is clear that this review is a solution in search of a problem. The problem of finding a new location for the near-century-old Ottawa Civic Campus had been resolved […]
Fundraising breakfast raises almost $11,800 to help vulnerable kids play sports
Above: some of the generous sponsors who made the fundraiser a success Above: MP Pierre Poilievre, Olympian Sekou Kaba, and CAF Ottawa Executive Director Walter Noble OTTAWA, ON – Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre’s second fundraiser for the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa raised $11,788 to help vulnerable kids play sports. Almost […]
Stephen Harper’s just society
It has been almost five decades since Pierre Trudeau pronounced his goal of a “Just Society,” which included economic equality and reduced poverty. Years later, a young economist in Alberta would enter politics intent on unravelling the Trudeau legacy. Stephen Harper, the longest-serving Conservative prime minister since John A. Macdonald, retired from politics last week. […]
Sir John A Macdonald Parkway reduction shelved for at least a decade, NCC & city confirm
OTTAWA, ON – The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Ottawa have confirmed that reducing the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway from four to two lanes is off the table for at least another decade. In a letter to Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre dated July 15, 2016, the NCC stated […]
Fighting NCC Overreach is the Right Thing To Do
Watch and share my video here: Re: Tories go nuts over the lemonade girls’ stand for freedom and liberty, July 6 Mr. Reevely takes issue with my opposition to the National Capital Commission’s decision to shut down the lemonade stand of two Ottawa girls, aged 5 and 7. Unfortunately, he […]
Manotick woman recognized the lack of accessible books – so she helped forge a global deal giving Canada’s blind a quarter-million extra digital books
(Click images to enlarge) OTTAWA, ON – Unlocking 285,000 accessible books for Canadians with visual disabilities is one step closer to reality thanks to the concerted efforts of a visually-impaired woman from Manotick. Diane Bergeron, a resident of Manotick and an Executive Director with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), has long […]