Peter Van Loan

• Scheer’s TVA French debate performance was death blow for Tories in Quebec: former candidate

  "The night of the TVA debate, that was the coup de grace for us," one failed Tory candidate says.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2019
  
• Conservative Scot Davidson wins York-Simcoe federal byelection

  Conservative candidate, Scot Davidson, has won the York-Simcoe riding in a byelection Monday night.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2019
  
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• Peter Van Loan, former House Leader under Stephen Harper, retiring from politics

  A longtime Conservative member of Parliament who once stood as then-prime minister Stephen Harper's Government House Leader is stepping away from politics.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2018
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• ‘Free’ Parks Canada passes actually costing taxpayers $5.7 million

  The free passes for Canada's national parks in 2017, will actually cost taxpayers $5.7 million.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2017
• ‘I’ll smack your chops’: A history of Canadian politicians behaving badly

  Canadian parliamentarians have a long history of behaving badly, going back to before Confederation.

  Politics

  May 19, 2016
• Federal Election 2015: York-Simcoe riding results

  A look at York-Simcoe, one of Ontario’s 121 electoral districts in the 2015 federal election

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2015
• Once more, with feeling: Rookie NDP MPs to run again in 2015

  Half-dozen MPs were barely in their 20s in 2011 when a surge of support for the NDP in Quebec saw them become MPs. Now, all but two have committed to running again in 2015.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2014
• NDP make pitch to Tories for QP reform

  The New Democrats are making a last-minute plea to Conservative MPs to support their motion on reforming question period.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2014
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• Former prime ministers turn out for Herb Gray’s funeral

  Herb Gray was remembered Friday as a lion of Liberal politics who never had a bad word to say about anyone during his four decades in Parliament.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2014
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• NDP filibustering bid to cut short debate on massive electoral reform bill

  New Democrat MPs are tying the House of Commons in procedural knots to protest the government's plan to curtail debate on its proposed overhaul of the Canada Elections Act.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2014