Trudeau continues to support candidate despite disparaging comments toward women

Yesterday Postmedia exposed numerous sexist comments by Justin Trudeau’s handpicked candidate in Sydney-Victoria, Jamie Battiste, which were made between 2012-2016.

While some of Battiste’s comments are too inappropriate to repeat, he joked about sexually assaulting women and believes their role is to clean, cook and fold laundry.

These comments are disgusting and inexcusable. An individual who makes this many disparaging comments is not worthy of sitting in the House of Commons. 

“Despite these sexist comments, Battiste is allowed to run as a Liberal candidate for Justin Trudeau,” said Lisa Raitt, Conservative candidate for Milton. “Justin Trudeau is a fake feminist. Whether it was groping a journalist in British Columbia, or throwing strong women out of his caucus for standing up for the rule-of-law, Trudeau never lives up to his own self-proclaimed feminism.”    

Justin Trudeau says he’s a feminist, but as we have seen time and time again his own decisions and actions speak louder than his words.

“Trudeau cannot be trusted to stand up for Canadian women. He is not as advertised,” concluded Raitt.

Conservative plan takes real action to fight crime vs. Trudeau’s do-nothing gun ban

A new Conservative government will take real action to fight gang and gun violence, combat human trafficking, and tackle drug addictions and recovery, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced today.

“As Prime Minister, I will lead a government that honours its most sacred duty – to keep its citizens and their streets safe,” Scheer said. “Justin Trudeau has failed in this regard and all of his proposed measures to fight crime simply will not work. Canadians can’t trust him to keep them safe.” 

The Conservative plan for safer streets targets illegal firearms crossing the border and ending up with gangsters, while strengthening penalties to keep gang and gun criminals behind bars. 

As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer’s plan for A Safer Canada will:

• End automatic bail for gang members awaiting trial and revoke parole for any gang member who associates with their former gang following release.

• Identify known gangs as criminal entities in the Criminal Code, similar to how terrorist organizations are currently listed.

• Bring in tougher sentences, including a five-year minimum mandatory prison sentence for violent gang crime, with a new five-year minimum mandatory prison sentence for possession of a smuggled firearm.

• Create a Canada Border Services Agency firearms smuggling task force to intercept illegal firearms at the Canada-US border.

• Strengthen background checks for gun licenses and make it a crime to provide a firearm to anyone who has been prohibited from owning them.

• Revise the Canadian drugs and substance strategy to focus on helping Canadians recover from addiction.

• Strengthen human trafficking laws, including consecutive sentences for those who are convicted on multiple counts of human trafficking and ensuring Canada meets our commitments under the Palermo Protocol.

Scheer contrasted the detailed Conservative plan with Trudeau’s vague firearms ban that will do nothing to crack down on gun crime.

“Forcing law-abiding Canadians to follow even more laws will not reduce crime,” Scheer said. “Criminals don’t follow laws and that’s exactly why we have to target them. My plan does the hard work of tracking down criminals and putting them behind bars where they belong so you and your family can be safe and get ahead.”

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:

• Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
• Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
• Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
• Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
• Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
• Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
• Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
• Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
• Boost government-matching to RESPs by 50%, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
• Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of families who make green-home improvements. 

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New Conservative government to make it easier for volunteers to qualify for tax credits recognizing their service

A new Conservative government will allow more search and rescue volunteers and volunteer firefighters to qualify for tax savings, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced today.

“Communities across Canada rely on volunteers for essential services like fire protection and search and rescue,” Scheer said. “These are people of courage, character, and strength who step up when their neighbours need it most, often at significant personal expense. A new Conservative government will recognize this service and sacrifice by making it easier for them to qualify for tax savings so they can get ahead.”

A new Conservative government will put more money back in the pockets of these hometown heroes by reducing the number of service hours required to qualify for federal tax credits from 200 to 150 hours per year.

Volunteers often pay out-of-pocket for equipment, uniforms, transportation, training, and insurance – costs that run into the thousands of dollars.

Volunteers will continue to receive a $450 rebate every year. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that lowering the number of required hours by 50 will allow more than 5,000 additional volunteers to apply for and receive these benefits.

Scheer made today’s announcement in New Brunswick, where volunteer search and rescue teams have been active for more than 35 years. Upper Kingsclear also relies on volunteer firefighters for its protection, several of whom were on hand for today’s announcement.

 “A new Conservative government will live within its means and put more money back in your pockets – for you, for your family, and your retirement,” Scheer said.

FACTS:

• Last year, the National Fire Protection Association reports that of the 152,650 local firefighters in Canada from 2014-16, 126,650 (83 per cent) were volunteers. That same report found that of 3,672 fire departments in Canada, 3,061 are all-volunteer.
• The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) says 9,000 volunteers serve on 300 search and rescue teams across the country. All told, these volunteers contribute more than 600,000 hours of training, administration, and searches each year.
• The previous Conservative government introduced the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit in Budget 2011 and the Search and Rescue Volunteer Tax Credit in Budget 2014.
• In 2016, nearly 43,000 individuals claimed the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit and 4,800 individuals claimed the Search and Rescue Volunteer Tax Credit.
• Justin Trudeau has done nothing with these tax credits and nothing for these volunteers.

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:

• Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
• Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
• Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
• Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
• Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
• Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
• Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
• Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
• Boost government-matching to RESPs by 50%, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
• Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of Canadians for green home improvements.

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Trudeau is campaigning with two planes, emitting more than double the amount of other campaigns

Despite marching in climate strikes, lecturing everybody else on lowering emissions, and imposing a carbon tax on hard-working Canadians, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are secretly using two aircraft to campaign in this election.

Conservatives have confirmed that Trudeau’s official Boeing 737-800 campaign planes (his official branded plane and two replacements) have been travelling with a second aircraft – a 40-year-old Boeing 737-200 with tail number C-GNLE.

His official branded plane – tail number C-GTQB – and the second plane were spotted on the tarmac together at Pearson Airport in Toronto yesterday:

Flight records show his three official planes have been accompanied by the second plane throughout the campaign:

Not only is Trudeau running with two aircraft, his second plane is by far the highest-emitting aircraft in the campaign. The Boeing 737-200 burns through a staggering 975 gallons of jet fuel an hour. His official branded plane burns between 800 and 850 gallons an hour.

By comparison, Jagmeet Singh’s NDP plane burns 795 gallons an hour and Andrew Scheer’s Conservative plane burns 640 gallons an hour.

That means Trudeau’s campaign is emitting nearly three times as much as the Conservative campaign.

“Canadians are tired of being lectured to and taxed by a high-carbon hypocrite like Justin Trudeau,” Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said. “As usual, there’s one set of rules for him, and one set of rules for the rest of us. He is simply not as advertised.”

A new Conservative government will work with provinces and territories to protect waters

Conservative candidate for Richmond-Arthabaska Alain Rayes was joined by Robert Coutu, candidate for La Pointe-de-l’île, spoke at Parc de l’hôtel de ville about Canada’s Conservative’s plan to protect our waters. A new Conservative government led by Andrew Scheer will work with the provinces and municipalities to put an end to raw sewage being dumped in waterways across Canada.

“Our waterways should not be used as a toxic dumping ground and it’s our responsibility to protect these vital natural assets for future generations to enjoy,” said Rayes. “In one of her first acts as environment minister, Catherine McKenna gave the go-ahead to the City of Montreal to dump eight billion litres of raw sewage into one of Canada’s most iconic waterways, the Saint Lawrence River. It’s disgusting and it’s wrong. We will help put an end to it.”

Eight billion litres is the equivalent of 3,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

In 2017 alone, municipalities dumped 215 billion litres of raw sewage untreated into lakes and rivers across the country.

“Since taking office, Justin Trudeau has failed to protect our waterways from pollution,” said Rayes. “This is not acceptable. Trudeau is putting the biodiversity values of our land, waterways, and marine environments at risk.”

When it comes to the environment, Justin Trudeau makes big promises and then fails to deliver. He claims his government is on track to reduce Canada’s emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 but reports by his own government say he’s not even close. When it comes to protecting our environment, Justin Trudeau is not as advertised.

Canada’s Conservatives have a proud legacy when it comes to managing Canada’s natural environment and improving Canada’s environmental performance. A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment builds on this proud legacy andwill further lower Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen environmental protections, with the core Conservative promise to put more money in Canadians’ pockets so they can get ahead.

FACTS:

• Since coming to power, Justin Trudeau has done nothing to tackle this problem. He continues to use our waterways as a dumping ground for toxic waste.
• In 2007, the previous Conservative government implemented the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund. It funded over 200 community-based projects that restored fish and wildlife populations, planted thousands of new trees, and reduced harmful sewage and waste dumps into watersheds. The Trudeau Liberals cancelled the fund in 2017.
• The previous Conservative government had an excellent track record on waste management. We created the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations to set higher standards for wastewater treatment, and made wastewater investments across the country.
• Canada’s Conservatives recognize the global environmental impact of climate change. That is why we have a responsible, fully costed and effective plan to address global emissions, built on three guiding principles:
• Green Technology, Not Taxes
• A Cleaner and Greener Natural Environment
• Taking the Climate Change Fight Global

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:

• Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
• Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
• Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
• Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
• Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
• Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
• Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
• Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest-income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
• Boost government-matching to RESP’s by 50 per cent, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
• Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of Canadians for green home improvements.

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Conservative foreign policy will cut aid spending by 25% and put it back in the pockets of Canadian families

Today, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer detailed his plan for delivering strong Conservative leadership on the world stage.

On the same day the Munk debate on foreign policy was supposed to take place before Justin Trudeau forced its cancellation, Scheer shared details around four key pillars of his foreign policy plan which include:

• Cutting 25% of foreign aid spending – The reduction will come from middle- and upper-income countries as well as hostile regimes. We will use the savings to pay for policies that help Canadians get ahead at home and also redirect $700 million to strengthen foreign aid in the countries that need it most. We will continue to work in partnership with leading Canadian aid organizations including volunteer-focused groups who provide much-needed assistance to developing countries.

• Strengthening Canada’s commitment to traditional alliances and providing additional military and non-military support to Ukraine.

• Advocating for human rights on the world stage by using Canada’s Magnitsky legislation to target hostile regimes like Iran.

• Depoliticizing military procurement in order to properly and expediently supply the Canadian Armed Forces.

“Justin Trudeau has spent the last four years humiliating himself and all Canadians on the world stage with his weak, unprincipled leadership,” Scheer said. “Canadians deserve a Prime Minister that will once again make them proud and who will always stand up for Canada’s interests in an increasingly hostile world.”

Scheer highlighted the long and growing list of scandals and humiliations that have harmed Canada’s reputation during Justin Trudeau’s time in power, including his admiration for China’s “basic dictatorship,” his praise for Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro, his disastrous India trip, and his disgraceful Omar Khadr settlement.

On foreign aid, Scheer said his plan will refocus Canadian help where it is most needed while helping more Canadians get ahead at home.

“At a time when Canadians are working harder than ever and not getting ahead, Trudeau is using their hard-earned tax dollars to support antisemitic organizations and prop up foreign dictatorships,” Scheer concluded. “Our plan will take Canadian tax dollars away from corrupt dictators and wealthy countries and return it to Canadians so they can get ahead.

“At the same time, we will continue to consider aid proposals which support non-development objectives such as minority rights and peaceful coexistence taking place in any country,” Scheer said.

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Trudeau has rolled back strict penalties for gang members and will remove minimum sentences for gun crimes

Justin Trudeau wants Canadians to think he’s serious about cracking down on crime.

The only thing he’s serious about is making law-abiding firearms owners follow more laws.

Trudeau has failed to address the gang problem that has been steadily growing over the last four years. He also refuses to introduce stricter penalties for criminals who smuggle guns across the border and into Canadian cities. 

Shockingly Justin Trudeau changed the law so dangerous gang members receive lighter sentences: https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/gangs-in-surrey-the-search-for-solutions/

Trudeau also plans to reduce sentences for gang members who commit a violent crime with a handgun: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mandatory-minimum-sentences-liberal-trudeau-harper-government-1.4103855

Justin Trudeau is simply not as advertised and he can’t be trusted to be tough on crime and crackdown on gang members who commit violent crimes with guns.

How else do you explain spending three times as much on canoes as on fighting crime? https://globalnews.ca/video/5967294/federal-election-2019-anyone-want-to-go-camping-conservative-candidate-criticizing-liberals-proposed-funding-of-camping-program

Andrew Scheer has a better plan – one that goes after the criminals who use guns to commit crimes, instead of law-abiding gun owners.

Trudeau can’t be trusted to make life more affordable for you and your family  

Ottawa, Ontario – Yesterday, as part of the Liberal platform, Justin Trudeau announced an expansion of the Child Disability Tax Credit.

But the last time Justin Trudeau needed money for his out-of-control deficit spending he targeted Canadians living with disabilities to pay the bill.

In 2016 Justin Trudeau ordered the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to crack down on “tax cheats”. As a result, the CRA started clawing back disability benefits – cutting off diabetics, children with Autism, and a number of other Canadians living with chronic conditions.

The result was endless hardship for Canadians living with disabilities.

CRA policy change prompted diabetes tax credit denials, health groups allege https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cra-policy-change-prompted-diabetes-tax-credit-denials-health-groups-allege-1.3706393

The CRA makes it so hard to get the disability tax credit, many don’t even try https://globalnews.ca/news/3956042/cra-disability-tax-credit-canada/beta/?utm_expid=.kz0UD5JkQOCo6yMqxGqECg.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.ca%2F

CRA backs down in row with diabetics denied disability tax credit

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/cra-backs-down-in-row-with-diabetics-denied-disability-tax-credit-1.3713390

The CRA Is Denying The Disability Tax Credit To Some With Disabilities

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jennifer-zwicker/the-cra-is-denying-the-disability-tax-credit-to-some-with-disabilities_a_23338492/

When Justin Trudeau doesn’t need your vote but he still needs your money, Trudeau will again raise taxes on Canadians living with disabilities.

Trudeau simply cannot be trusted to make life more affordable for these families, he is simply not as advertised.  

Only Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives can be trusted to put more money back in your pocket to help you and your family get ahead.

Fairness for Persons with Disabilities Act could help 35,000 more Canadians with disabilities

A new Conservative government will introduce the Fairness for Persons with Disabilities Act, allowing 35,000 more Canadians to qualify and apply for the Disability Tax Credit, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced today.

This new Act will reduce the number of hours spent per week on life-sustaining therapy needed to qualify for the credit from 14 to 10. It will also expand the definition of what counts as life-sustaining therapy to include determining dosages of medical food and activities related to determining dosages of medication, including dietary or exercise regimes. This would allow 35,000 more Canadians with disabilities the potential to access savings of an average of $2,100 a year.

“A new Conservative government will support Canadians with disabilities in ways that leave more money in their pockets to help them manage their health needs,” Scheer said. “We will make sure that Canadians with a disability can care for themselves and parents of children with disabilities can support their children without worrying about their bottom line.”

Under our policy, a Canadian with type 1 diabetes who currently spends an average of 10 hours per week managing his or her condition would qualify for the Disability Tax Credit.

In 2017, Justin Trudeau changed how Canadians qualify for the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan, stripping important financial support from thousands of Canadians with disabilities.

“Trudeau has made life more expensive for all Canadians, including those with disabilities,” Scheer said. “A new Conservative government will live within its means. We will lower your taxes and put more money in your pocket so you can worry less about your bottom line and focus on living life to your full potential.”

Conservative MP Tom Kmiec introduced the Fairness for Persons with Disabilities Act in 2018 but the bill did not pass before parliament was dissolved.

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:

• Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
• Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
• Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
• Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
• Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
• Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
• Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
• Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
• Boost government-matching to RESPs by 50 per cent, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
• Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of families who make green-home improvements. 

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In the face of scandal, Trudeau reveals platform, making billions in farcical promises to Canadians 

In an attempt to cover up international embarrassment, Justin Trudeau has revealed his platform, announcing a staggering $57 billion in campaign promises. The tally of his disastrous campaign is mounting, and so is his debt.

“Justin Trudeau will do or say anything to get re-elected. If given four more years, we know that Trudeau is going to raise your taxes to pay for his out of control spending,” said Pierre Poilievre, MP Carleton at a media availability in Ottawa.

To reveal the true cost of Justin Trudeau’s poor judgement, the Conservative Party has once again done the math:

• Justin Trudeau’s campaign promises added to his existing deficits will pile on $100 billion of new debt to the books;
• His deficit will hit $27.4 billion in 2020; and,
• Total debt by the end of Justin Trudeau’s second term would be over $800 billion.  

What does that mean for you? Justin Trudeau’s never-ending spending will threaten the quality of our health and social programs. He will be forced to raise taxes to pay for his endless debt and deficits.

To pay just half of Justin Trudeau’s deficits ($14B), he would have to either:

• Raise the GST by 2% or;
• Raise the rate on the first income tax bracket from 15% to 19% or;
• Raise the rate on the second income tax bracket from 20.5% to 27% or;
• Lower the basic personal amount from $12,069 to $6,869.

Further, by reaching $823 billion in total debt, Trudeau is will spend $35 billion on interest payments alone. That’s $35 billion that will not go to Canadians’ priorities.

Justin Trudeau campaigned on a promise to help the middle class. Instead, he raised taxes on 80 per cent of middle-class Canadians and imposed a carbon tax that makes everyday essential more expensive. If Justin Trudeau is re-elected, his carbon tax is going to increase the price of gasoline by 31 cents per litre.

“This election will come down to the choice between a government who thinks they can spend your money better than you, raises taxes, and makes your life more unaffordable – and a new Conservative government that will lower your taxes and put more money in your pocket,” said Poilievre.

JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S BROKEN PROMISES:

Balanced Budgets:

“I am looking straight at Canadians and being honest the way I always have. We’ve said we are committed to balanced budgets and we are. We will balance that budget in 2019.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015

It’s 2019, and as we can see the budget did not “balance itself.” Justin Trudeau is running endless deficits that threaten the social services Canadians depend on and if re-elected Trudeau will just raise your taxes to pay for his out of control spending.

Electoral Reform:

“As Prime Minister, I’ll make sure the 2015 election will be the last under first-past-the-post system.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015

There’s another election, and guess what? It’s being held under first-past-the-post.

Veterans:

“Our plan will give back to those who have given so much in service to all Canadians, and will ensure that no veteran has to fight the government for the support and compensation they have earned.” – Liberal Party of Canada, 2015 Election Platform

Justin Trudeau looked a military hero in the eye – a man who lost his leg fighting for our country – and said that veterans are “asking for more than we are able to give.”

Accountability:

“We will restore trust in our democracy.” – Liberal Party of Canada, 2015 Election Platform

Justin Trudeau was the first Prime Minister in our country’s history to be found guilty of breaking ethics laws, and he did it not once but twice!

Justin Trudeau has stonewalled the Ethics Commissioner, shut-down parliamentary committees search for answers into Liberal corruption scandals, and he is now doing everything in his power to block the RCMP from investigating his office.