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We’re Not Your Dad’s Conservative Party: O’Toole

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With only three days left to campaign, the leaders continue to push the undecided voters under their tent.

On Day 32, Justin Trudeau of the Liberals took the time to highlight the party’s health care promises, including hiring more doctors and get rid of waitlists.

“We are spending more in the first year on eliminating the backlog than (the Conservatives) are spending entirely over the first five years on everything from transfers to mental health,” explains Trudeau.

Conservative leader Erin O’Toole made it known Wednesday that the party is different than before.

“Inclusive, diverse, forward looking, progressive, worker friendly… we’re not you’re Dad’s Conservative party anymore,” promised O’Toole.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vowed to end for-profit long term care, adding both the Liberals and Conservatives have voted in favour of private care.

“We’ve said clearly that we need to get profit out of long term care,” stressed Singh. “When you have a for-profit home, that means profit is put ahead of people, so our loved ones suffer.”

Election Day is Monday, September 20th.

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Conservatives Release Canada’s Recovery Plan

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Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has officially released the party’s plan to secure the future.

Officially called Canada’s Recovery Plan, O’Toole believes the Conservatives are prepared for the future more so than the other parties.

“This election is about who you think can get us out of the recession and rebuild the economy,” said O’Toole. “While the Liberals, NDP, Bloc, and Greens have no plan for Canada’s recovery after the pandemic, Canada’s Conservatives are relentlessly focused on creating jobs, increasing wages, and getting Canada’s economy back on track as quickly as possible.”

The plan cites five fields the Conservatives plan to secure:

  • Secure Jobs by recovering the one million jobs lost during the pandemic in one year.
  • Secure Accountability by enacting a new anti-corruption law to clean up the mess in Ottawa.
  • Secure Mental Health by delivering our Canada Mental Health Action Plan.
  • Secure the Country by building capacity here at home to handle any future pandemic or crisis.
  • Secure our Economy by balancing the budget over the next decade.

A highlight of the plan looks at assisting the sectors hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, including hospitality, tourism, and airlines.

The plan also goes into significant detail as to how the Conservatives would ensure a greener world for future generations through goals such as lowering industrial emissions, supporting more renewable natural gas, and getting more zero emission vehicles on the road. It stresses that the increase in forest fires and flooding in recent years are certainly a concern.

Along with this, Canada’s Recovery Plan tackles gang violence, human trafficking, domestic abuse, and much more.

To see the plan in its entirety, click here.

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Throne Speech: Pandemic Spending To Continue

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Not the time for austerity measures.

Just one of the quotes coming from the Throne Speech as Justin Trudeau and the minority Liberals lay out their plan for the 44th sitting of parliament.

The plan features four pillars: fighting the pandemic and saving lives, supporting people and businesses, building back better, and standing up for who we are as Canadians.

The speech also features pre-existing commitments, including national pharmacare, improving rural broadband access, and investing in public transit and energy efficient retrofits.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the speech “Is really about charting a new course given the reality of living with COVID and the first and top priority is to protect Canadians from COVID-19 no matter where they live in this country.”

The Throne Speech is traditionally short on details and simply provides a roadmap for the government’s plans for the current House of Commons session.

Notables who were missing from the speech and subsequent vote are Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves Francois Blanchet… they’re self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Date Set For Conservative Leadership

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The federal Conservatives will name a new leader early this Summer.

A party committee says the Leadership race will end on June 27th and the new leader will be announced the same day in Toronto.

Co-Chair Dan Nowlan says members stated they wanted a shorter leadership election and this date provides the right amount of time.

In order to vote, you must hold a Conservative Party membership.