You won’t believe what Jason Kenney said about family stability

Published February 28, 2014

Senior Conservative Minister Jason Kenney on Friday defended his party’s family income splitting promise, linking the policy that encourages women to stay at home is good for family stability. Kenney, the standard-bearer for social conservatism in Canada, made the comments at the Manning Networking Conference, a two-day gathering of the country’s conservative movement. “I was […]

3 things you need to know about conservative gabfest keynote

Published February 28, 2014

When right-wing writer Mark Steyn takes the stage Saturday to close out the two-day Manning Networking Conference, he’ll be carrying plenty of baggage on stage with him. Let’s set aside the fact that Steyn will be the 63rd guy (compared to 12 women panelists) speaking at the gathering to strategize about the “next steps for […]

Manitoba Tory leader: happy holidays, “infidel atheists”!

Published November 29, 2013

Updated on Monday, December 2 2013. In what may turn out to be the most awkward holiday greeting of 2013, watch Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader (and former MP) Brian Pallister wish everybody a happy holidays, including “all you infidel atheists out there.” After that, check out his sort-of apology on Monday, courtesy of the Winnipeg Free Press. […]

Here we go again – not reopening the abortion debate

Published November 5, 2013

Fresh off a victory for social conservatives at the Conservative Party convention, Langley MP Mark Warawa returned to Ottawa on Monday and tabled a petition highlighting the party’s new policy: condemning the discrimination against girls through gender selection. Stephen Harper knows what this is all about – the reopening of the abortion debate. That’s why […]

10 new Conservative Party policies to worry about

Published November 4, 2013

Now that the dust has settled, here’s a roundup of 10 new policies of the Conservative Party that passed at the party’s weekend convention in Calgary — and why they’re bad for Canada. The party wants the government to: 1. Bring in a less progressive taxation system to cut taxes for the rich and have less tax revenue overall […]

So much for not reopening the abortion debate

Published November 2, 2013

Chalk this one up as a win for the social conservative wing of the Conservative Party – and a loss for all women concerned about a slippery slope towards reducing choice. The party faithful on Saturday voted – by a large majority – to make it official party policy to condemn the “discrimination against girls through gender selection.” The […]