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Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader

Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party’s next leader. In a rare public return to party politics, Harper released a short video on Twitter...

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Tory brand with racialized communities still hurt by divisive 2015 campaign: MP

The Conservative MP leading outreach efforts for leader Erin O’Toole says a six-year-old promise to create a ‘barbaric cultural practices’ hotline still hangs over the party’s attempts to rebuild...

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Conservative MP Tim Uppal sorry for role in ‘divisiveness’ of Harper-era...

OTTAWA — A former Conservative cabinet minister is apologizing for not pushing against his party’s culturally divisive polices of the Stephen Harper era, including an effort to ban face coverings...

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New poll suggests Tories clearer on the what, not the who, for new party leader

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Conservative voters are far clearer about what they want in a new leader for their party than who should fill that job. The Leger Marketing survey suggests 29 per cent of...

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Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart slams Andrew Scheer, calls Conservatives ‘a...

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Mayor of Vancouver is wading into the federal election, and has come out swinging against Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. Speaking on Wednesday, Stewart said he was...

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Stephen Harper fundraising pitch used to raise money, for Liberals

OTTAWA — Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has been conscripted to help fill the election war chest — of the Liberal party. The Conservatives posted a video Thursday of Harper urging...

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Former PM Harper offers help on trade, but staying ‘neutral’ in UK Tory race

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he’s willing to help the next British prime minister negotiate a divorce deal with the European Union — but he’s not taking sides in the race to decide who...

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First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he’s different from Harper

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says First Nations chiefs will have to wait until his platform is released to see how he differs from former prime minister Stephen Harper. Hundreds of chiefs...

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Former PM Stephen Harper says Americans are winners in USMCA

OTTAWA (1310 NEWS) — If there is a winner in the new trade agreement between Canada, U.S. and Mexico, it appears a former prime minister is giving that title to the Americans. It’s been over a week...

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Inside the explosive Conservative Party fight over Rick Dykstra

During the 2015 election campaign, Stephen Harper’s top aides exchanged tense emails about sexual assault allegations against MP Rick Dykstra, documents obtained by Maclean’s reveal. Dykstra was...

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Harper reaches out to alleged victims of Omar Khadr: report

TORONTO – Former prime minister Stephen Harper has reportedly contacted both the widow of an American soldier killed by a grenade allegedly thrown by Omar Khadr and another soldier injured in the blast...

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Long-awaited Canada border bill introduced in US Congress

WASHINGTON (NEWS1130) – A bill to simplify crossing the Canadian-US border has just been introduced in American Congress. It’s a long-awaited development. The Harper and Trudeau governments have both...

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PM accused of playing hooky from Question Period

OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – It appears Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been playing a lot of hooky from Question Period in the House of Commons. As the opposition tries to hold the federal government...

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Stephen Harper gets a new job

OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has landed himself a job with an international law firm. Dentons announced this morning that Harper has teamed up with the firm to provide...

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Harper quits Parliament, gets new job

OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has officially resigned as a member of Parliament. Harper has issued a statement, 10 months after he lost the federal election to Justin...

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Harper prepares final farewell to party ahead of plans to step down as MP

OTTAWA – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is preparing to step down as a Member of Parliament. Harper resigned as Conservative leader after losing the election last fall, but stayed on as MP for...

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Conservatives to select interim leader

VANCOVUER (NEWS 1130) – With the new Trudeau government now in place, the Conservatives are picking up the pieces and looking at how to rebuild their party, including who will replace Stephen Harper....

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Harper serving final day as prime minister

OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – On his final day as prime minister, Stephen Harper reached out to a public service which his government had a tense relationship with for the last nine years. In a message sent to...

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Some Conservative MPs open to long leadership race into 2017

OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Some Conservative MPs are openly pushing to have a very long leadership race to replace Stephen Harper. A few are even open to the idea of waiting until 2017 to pick a new leader....

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Inside the explosive Conservative Party fight over Rick Dykstra

During the 2015 election campaign, Stephen Harper’s top aides exchanged tense emails about sexual assault allegations against MP Rick Dykstra, documents obtained by Maclean’s reveal. Dykstra was...

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