Tag: CPC
Daniel Hannan at Conservative Party’s 2018 convention
Foreign Money is Influencing our Elections
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Today, Canada’s Conservatives are proud to pay tribute to those who fought the battle of Vimy Ridge, just as we are proud to honour all Veterans, past and present, and all of our Canadian Armed Forces members who keep our country safe each and every day. https://t.co/iH8MU2sQz4 pic.twitter.com/uJ33V73xTu
— Andrew Scheer (@AndrewScheer) April 9, 2018
Conservatives Hold Marathon Vote in the House of Commons
After the defeat of the Conservative motion, the opposition tabled 260 motions opposing pieces of legislation that were scheduled to be voted on Thursday evening.
Those motions, known as “opposed votes,” state that there is no support for 260 different lines from the supplementary and interim estimates of the government, and need to be voted on before the actual vote can take place on the legislation itself.
Supplementary and interim estimates are routine bills that are tabled several times each year and act essentially as bridges between the money laid out in federal budgets and the adjusted amounts that reflect what departments actually use or need.
Because the estimates deal with money, they are considered votes of confidence.
And as is the case with any vote on a matter of confidence, defeat on any of the 260 motions opposing different lines of the estimates could trigger an election.
For those tuning in to the #cdnpoli #MarathonVote, here is what it boils down to:
The Conservative opposition simply wants the same briefing on the Atwal-India Scandal that Trudeau provided journalists. 1 hour of time. $0 cost.— Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) March 23, 2018