After Parliament rose for a weeklong recess on May 15, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Canada’s new GHG target for 2030: a 30 per cent cut in annual emissions compared to 2005 levels. She described the latest goal as “fair and ambitious.” Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has pledged to meet with the provinces and territories[…]

The Liberal Party accepts and commits to implement the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Justin Trudeau calls on the government to implement all recommendations and to begin reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.

Canadians are worried about their retirement. Recent polls show that among working aged people there is a growing concern that they simply won’t be financially secure in retirement. This concern is validated by statistical data showing that a significant segment of society is having trouble saving enough. Instead of turning a blind eye to a[…]

Since the Harper government introduced new anti-terror legislation in February, I have been hearing concerns about Bill C-51 and I think they need to be answered at length. Security related to terrorism and laws that could pose a risk to civil liberties deserve the most serious and level-headed debate. But that is not what has[…]

This week, our Defence Minister, Jason Kenney, issued a bombastic statement about his government’s record on national defence since taking office, and his willingness to present that record for judgment by Canadians in the next election. So let us examine that record. We start with funding for the military. As Mr. Kenney knows all too[…]

Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have an absolutely startling record of fiscal mismanagement. As we approach the federal election, it is vitally important that Canadians are provided with a full understanding of the choices and priorities of this Prime Minister.

Earlier this week, I joined Justin Trudeau at the Canadian Club of Toronto, where he discussed the Liberal plan for fairness and growth for the middle class – a central plank of which is to cut the middle class tax rate by seven percent. Liberals will give a $3 billion tax break to those who[…]

Justin Trudeau's speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto, May 11, 2015.

With all due respect to National Post columnist John Ivison, his argument (“Conservatives say Liberals miscalculated cost of Trudeau tax plan by $1 billion”) is dead wrong. Conservatives convinced Mr. Ivison that we failed to account for hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, in our commitment to replace the unfair Universal Child Care[…]