We need a principled leader who will unite our party by respecting all conservatives. A leader who can show more urban and suburban Canadians that their values of liberty, family and equality are at the core of our party.Collection: Equality
I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and my wedding was not on the cover of a magazine.Collection: Wedding
I wore a uniform to stand up for all rights and that means I don't pick or choose which I defend, whether it's for equality rights or women's rights. I've been consistent on that in my public life. I've also stood up for religious freedom, conscience rights of freedom of speech.Collection: Equality
Greenhouse gas production, water usage and environmental issues more broadly are being mitigated by Canadian technological advances more and more each year.Collection: Environmental
Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand have stood together in the long struggle for freedom for decades. We have a responsibility to the people of Hong Kong to support them as they struggle to maintain the freedom that was guaranteed to them by Beijing in 1984.Collection: Freedom
In a democratic society, nothing will ever receive unanimous support. The way to deal with this is to empower elected governments and ensure that they answer to voters, not to give a veto to those who are the loudest or most willing to protest or break the law.
Helping parents to meet the everyday costs of raising their families, helping them lift themselves up to create a better life for their children and keeping them safe is what motivated me to get into public life, and it continues to drive me every day.
Raising a family is life's greatest joy, but it can also be humbling. You cannot do it alone.
After 12 years as an Air Force officer, I turned in my wings for a notebook, earned a law degree and went to work for Proctor & Gamble.
Trudeau's obsession with China should not come as a surprise. For decades, many Canadian corporate and financial insiders were espousing deeper and closer ties with China at all costs.
We must be sure that Canadians realize that our political differences with the Communist government in China has nothing to do with the country of China, or its people. The millions of Canadians with Chinese ancestry are not connected to our diplomatic differences with Beijing.
We cannot allow our diplomatic relationship with China to lead to any discrimination against Canadians.
I have been asking for Canada to take cybersecurity and other issues seriously and ensure that Huawei is not allowed to contribute to our 5G infrastructure.
On trade, a Conservative government would challenge China's actions on canola and meat imports through the World Trade Organization and withdraw funding from the Chinese-run Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.
A Conservative government under Andrew Scheer would implement a coherent China strategy, taking a harder line on China's missteps.
Beijing has a history of ignoring the rules. It takes pride in it.
Whereas Canada and our allies see the rule of law, freedom of speech, and fair elections as the guardrails to a more secure world, Beijing sees them as a threat to the rule of the Communist Party.
The Five Eyes nations have a duty to support Hong Kong and its status as guaranteed by the 1984 agreement.
Since 1979, the majority of victims of the Iranian regime have been the Iranian people themselves.
We need a principled foreign policy that consistently and resolutely stands up for freedom.
It is time for free nations to stop ignoring or even normalizing tyranny. Not only is it the right thing to do - but it's also the only way to stand up for our national security and the safety of the Canadian people.
The struggle for freedom and human rights is universal and Canada used to be a leader.
We are made stronger by differences of opinion on faith and conscience.
Keeping young people out of community work sponsored by faith groups means an entire generation won't be as well-equipped to think and believe for themselves.
While Justin Trudeau uses the slogan, 'Diversity is our strength,' he has demonstrated time and again that he does not extend that diversity to thought or conscience.
The freedoms of religion, thought and speech are all fundamental rights Canadians not only enjoy, we have fought for them at home and abroad. We know that a vibrant democracy means that on some issues, Canadians will understandably have different views.
There are no oil rigs in the Durham region of Ontario and the only energy that our area is known for is the electricity generated from nuclear power.
Canadians must realize that the success of our resource sector benefits all Canadians.
The Trudeau government increasingly avoids debate on important national issues by demonizing people who disagree with them.
Sometimes freedom demands a measure of sacrifice.
Communist party leadership in China knows that Canada's political and media elite values feeling superior to the United States more than they value standing on principle on the international stage.
Canada has been conspicuously silent as other countries criticize the actions of Beijing and the World Health Organization in the response to COVID-19. In return for remaining silent, China calls us a 'fine partner' and reminds Canada that we are in line for medical supplies provided we have our cash ready when the planes arrive.
Every time we refuse to stand up for liberty and our core beliefs as a nation in the face of aggression from the Chinese regime, we legitimize their behaviour and encourage more bully tactics.
You learn more from your setbacks than from your successes.
We will trade freely with free nations and not spend our time chasing trade deals with predatory countries like communist China.
Canadians haven't always seen themselves in our party.
I'm proud of my country.
I'm here to fight for the well-being of Canadians across the country.
I have great respect for all my colleagues.
I'm not afraid to fight for things I believe in, and I'm not afraid to respect people that have another point of view.
Canadians deserve to know the difference between Mr. Trudeau and myself.
The country I most admire is Canada, the one I've served my whole life.
I won the leadership of the Conservative Party as a pro-choice Conservative MP, one with a strong mandate.
I'm in politics to defend the rights of Canadians - to secure a brighter future.
There's got to be a zero tolerance to racism, anti-Semitism, any form of division and intolerance.
In law school, we studied the famous book 'Getting to Yes,' co-written by the head of the Harvard Law School Negotiation Project.
I'm a proud conservative and firmly believe in a principled approach to foreign policy - one that builds on our values and interests as a country. This approach has made me a resolute and strong friend to Israel.
My family and I are devoted to working with our team to rebuild our party in areas where we are weak.
We all know there are vast differences between Trump and Trudeau as people, but we need to separate that from the pursuit of the mutual interests of the United States and Canada.
Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and the modern presence there just cements this.