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March 27, 2023

Justin Trudeau has failed to connect rural Canadians

Ottawa, ON – Rick Perkins, Conservative Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, Dan Mazier, Conservative Shadow Minister for Rural Economic Development and Connectivity, and Richard Lehoux, Associate Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture, released the following statement on Justin Trudeau’s failure to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural Canada:...

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March 24, 2023

The Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre meets with President of the United States of America Joe Biden

Today, Mr. Poilievre met with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden.

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March 23, 2023

Liberal-NDP Coalition defeat Conservative bill to ‘End the Revolving Door’

OTTAWA, ON – Private Member’s Bill C-283 the End the Revolving Door Act, introduced by Tracy Gray, Conservative Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, was defeated by the Liberal-NDP coalition at second reading.

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March 22, 2023

Statement from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Beginning of Ramadan

Ottawa (Ontario) – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement on the start of Ramadan:

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James Bezan

Meet Your MP

Successfully elected six times since 2004, James Bezan’s most recently in the riding of Selkirk–Interlake–Eastman. Over the course of his parliamentary career, he has been a strong advocate for rural communities and the agricultural sector. He has chaired the standing committees for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Environment and National Defence.

He fought strongly for marketing freedom for Western Canadian farmers and ending the long-gun registry. He has also been instrumental in leveraging over $35 million for protecting Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba.

As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence from 2013-2015, he was active on files dealing with military procurement, mental health issues in the Canadian Forces, the war against ISIS, and Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Bezan currently serves in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet as the Shadow Minister for National Defence.

Bezan has also been very outspoken on the issue of Ukrainian democracy and human rights and as a result, was one of thirteen Canadian officials sanctioned by the Russian Government in 2014. For his work on Ukrainian issues, he has been recognized with numerous awards both in Canada and abroad, including the ‘Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise’ (Ukraine’s highest civilian award) for his private members’ initiative in recognition of the Holodomor.

Before public life, Bezan worked in the livestock industry and currently resides on the farm near Teulon, Manitoba. With his wife Kelly, they have three adult daughters and two grandchildren. In his community of Teulon, Bezan is a member of the Teulon and Area Lions Club and the New Life Church.

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