"Stop proposed new labelling and packaging requirements that will raise the cost of fresh produce by as much as 34% and cost the average Canadian household an additional $400 each year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman announced today that a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre will scrap the tolls on the Confederation Bridge to save residents and businesses over $50 every time they travel to the mainland." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"This $50 million commitment will cover the operating costs for the Confederation Bridge which is currently paid for with tolls. It will end the unfair tax that Islanders have to pay just to leave their own province, keeping more of their money in their pockets." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Conservatives will also immediately conduct a review of federal support for the Wood Islands-Caribou ferry." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Conservatives will also incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"We’ll start by firing the gatekeepers who block housing construction instead of giving them massive bonuses. A Conservative government will require cities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15 percent more homes each year. If they miss their target, their federal funding will be withheld, equal to how much they miss their target by.

Going forward, this target will compound on top of the previous year’s 15% target. Cities that fail to meet their targets will be required to build even more homes the following year while those who get homes built will be rewarded with a bonus based on how much they exceed the target. Municipalities will also be required to pre-approve building permits for high-density housing around transit stations, and will not receive federal funding for transit until there are keys-in-doors." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Hold back federal dollars from cities that raise building fees or block needed development." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Identify 15% of federal buildings and lands to sell for housing in liveable new neighbourhoods within 100 days." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"For every dollar of relief a municipality offers in development charges, a Conservative government will reimburse 50%, up to a maximum of $50,000 in savings for new homebuyers." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Municipalities will also be required to pre-approve building permits for high-density housing around transit stations, and will not receive federal funding for transit until there are keys-in-doors." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"We’ll also end federal delays by cutting the bonuses, salaries and, if needed, firing the gatekeepers at the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation if they fail to approve housing applications in 60 days or less." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Establish a 60-day standard that CMHC executives must meet for approving or rejecting affordable housing financing applications." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Axe the Underused Housing Tax that costs more to administer than is collected in taxes." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Require cities to publish approval timelines and development charges so Canadians can see how their city is performing compared to others." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Remove onerous CMHC program eligibility requirements to make it easier for homebuilders to access the benefits of affordable housing funding." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Simplify and harmonize the National Building Code to make it more affordable to build safely, with maximum flexibility for new materials and new building methods." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Require plain language in housing regulations to eliminate gatekeeping and delay." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"A Poilievre government would fund this homebuyers’ tax cut by eliminating $8 billion of the Liberals’ bureaucratic housing schemes that have only driven up housing prices. Conservatives will also incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"End tent cities by empowering law enforcement to remove repeat offenders causing a public nuisance so our public spaces can once more be safe for the public and stop the violence for those living in them" — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Poilievre announced he will cut income tax by 15%, dropping the tax rate on the lowest income tax bracket from 15% to 12.75%, meaning the average Canadian worker earning $57,000 will save $900, with two income families saving $1,800 a year. It’s time to let Canadians keep more of what they earn." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"No more write-offs of luxury corporate jets. Corporations will be able to write off the equivalent of a commercial flight. Charter flights needed to get workers to remote job sites will not be impacted by this change." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Never hike taxes and pass the Taxpayer Protection Act to ban new or higher federal taxes without asking taxpayers first in a referendum." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that a new Conservative government will allow travelling trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport and accommodation needed to go from one job to another while ending write-offs for luxury corporate jets that are not needed to do business." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today, Conservatives announced that they would deliver fairness for the skilled trades by requiring banks to recognize apprenticeships for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs). Financial institutions that offer RESPs will be required to recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible RESP programs, ensuring that all related expenses qualify for Education Assistance Payments." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

“Canada First Conservatives believe the government should enforce the law and hold those responsible accountable. Only through such measures can order be restored and the scientific and conservation efforts necessary for a sustainable fishery and a thriving environment be upheld. After the lost Liberal decade, Nova Scotians have reached their limit.” — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"End federal rebates for made-in-China EVs to protect Canadian auto workers and our national security." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Poilievre will axe the entire Liberal carbon tax law, including the federal law that requires the provinces to impose an industrial carbon tax." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Scrap the Liberal fuel regulations to lower fuel costs and boost our economy." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Use Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to dramatically reduce global emissions and fight climate change by exporting cleaner Canadian resources and technologies." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Today, Clifford Small, Conservative candidate for Central Newfoundland, announced that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Government will restore the seal harvest to protect harvesters’ jobs, and take back control of the seal and sea lion population that is destroying our fish stocks." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"One application. End duplication – There will be one application and one environmental review per project, ensuring efficiency without sacrificing environmental standards. Instead of multiple overlapping studies that stall projects, governments will work together to deliver a single, effective review." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Some of the priority projects a Poilievre government will work with proponents and First Nations to approve:

1. LNG Canada Phase II Expansion Project (BC): Aims to double LNG output but faces power supply challenges and output limitations related to the emissions cap.
2. Suncor Base Mine Extension (Alberta): Expansion of an existing mine anticipated to produce 225,000 barrels per day of bitumen froth. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2020.
3. Rook 1 Uranium Mine (Saskatchewan): A development-stage uranium project expected to be a major source of low-cost uranium. Approval process started in 2019 with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
4. Springpole Lake Gold (Ontario): A proposed gold and silver mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2018.
5. Upper Beaver Gold Mine (Ontario): A proposed underground and gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2021.
6. Northern Road Link (Ontario): A proposed all-season, multi-use road in northern Ontario. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2023.
7. Crawford Nickel Project (Ontario): A proposed nickel-cobalt mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
8. Troilus Gold and Copper Mine (Quebec): A proposed gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
9. Sorel-Tracy Port Terminal (Quebec): A proposed new port terminal in the industrial-port area of Sorel-Tracy. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
10. Cape Ray Gold and Silver Mine (Newfoundland): A proposed gold and silver mine with a milling complex. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2017."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:

1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.

This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Build the road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire and approve federal permits to harvest chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper, and platinum boosting our economy by billions of dollars, allowing us to become less dependent on the Americans, while our allies overseas would no longer have to rely on hostile regimes for these metals, turning dollars for dictators into paycheques for our people." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today he will create a ‘Canada First’ National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmission lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada, transporting our resources within Canada and to the world while bypassing the United States. It will bring billions of dollars of new investment into Canada’s economy, create powerful paycheques for Canadian workers, and restore our economic independence." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"In the corridor, all levels of government will provide legally binding commitments to approve projects. This means investors will no longer face the endless regulatory limbo that has made Canadians poorer. First Nations will be involved from the outset, ensuring that economic benefits flow directly to them and that their approval is secured before any money is spent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"One-year maximum wait times for approvals with a target of six months. There will be a target goal of decisions on applications in six months, with an upper time limit of one year, giving businesses certainty, cutting delays, and getting shovels in the ground faster." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:

1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.

This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Poilievre will axe the entire Liberal carbon tax law, including the federal law that requires the provinces to impose an industrial carbon tax." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Scrap the Liberal plastics ban, including the ban on straws, grocery bags, food containers, cutlery, and other single-use plastics, letting consumers and businesses choose what works for them." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Fund treatment for 50,000 Canadians. A new Conservative government will fund treatment for 50,000 Canadians in treatment centres with a proven record of success at getting people off drugs. This includes successful models like the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre, which helps people recover and reunite with their families, communities, and culture. To ensure the best outcomes, funding will follow results. Where spaces in good treatment programs exist, we will use them, and where they need to expand, these funds will allow that." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Ban drug dens from being located within 500 metres of schools, daycares, playgrounds, parks, and seniors’ homes and impose strict new oversight rules." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Poilievre also pledged to crack down on the Liberals’ reckless experiments with free access to illegal drugs that allow provinces to operate drug sites with no oversight, while pausing any new federal exemptions until evidence justifies they support recovery." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"He will also end the exemption for fly-by-night provincially-regulated sites." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Existing federal sites will be required to operate away from residential communities and places where families and children frequent and will now also have to focus on connecting users with treatment, meet stricter regulatory standards or be shut down." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Existing federal sites will be required to operate away from residential communities and places where families and children frequent and will now also have to focus on connecting users with treatment, meet stricter regulatory standards or be shut down." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

" A Conservative Government will establish the Canadian Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (CIOC), led by Indigenous people, to offer loan guarantees for Indigenous communities. It will operate under the First Nations Financial Management Act, similar to other Indigenous financial institutions." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Introduce an optional First Nations Resource Charge to advance economic reconciliation by allowing companies to cede some federal tax room so First Nations communities will no longer need to send all their revenues to Ottawa and then ask for it back, enabling them to take back control of their resources and money." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Tear down trade barriers on Canadian wine, beer and spirits by ending the ban on interprovincial alcohol shipments so Canadians can buy and sell across provincial borders." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Adding new rest areas for truck drivers to support supply chains and improve road safety." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Bring the premiers together to slash exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and boost interprovincial trade within 30 days of taking office." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Introduce a Free Trade Bonus that rewards provinces that lower the trade and labour mobility barriers that cost our economy billions. Every trade barrier removed by provinces will boost GDP, improve labour mobility, and generate more tax revenue. Conservatives will give increased tax revenue back to provinces to spend on schools, hospitals, and whatever else the provinces choose." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Free the roads for truck drivers by harmonizing trucking regulations and permits across provinces to eliminate red tape, cut costs, and open up trade in the sector that keeps our economy moving." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Upgrade the Port of Churchill to open another door to export Canadian resources to the world." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Fixing our ports by streamlining regulations and permitting, reforming borrowing caps, pre-authorizing future development zones, exploring container shipping on the Great Lakes, extending the shipping season at the Port of Churchill, and reviewing the hours of work regulations for smaller ports." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Pursue a CANZUK free trade and mobility agreement with the UK, Australia, and New Zealand." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Nothing about Canadians’ existing TFSAs would change. The existing $7,000 limit would remain, but Canadians will now be able to contribute up to an additional $5,000 a year, if that money supports Canadian companies that employ Canadian workers and pay Canadian taxes. The tax system already defines Canadian investments, and a Poilievre government will create a definition that lets financial institutions and advisors label which stocks, mutual funds and other investments can go into your Canada First TFSA Top-Up." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced the Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut. Any person or business selling an asset will pay no capital gains tax when they reinvest the proceeds in Canada. Companies that reinvest in active Canadian businesses will also defer any capital gains tax. These gains will still be taxed later on when investors cash out or move the money out of Canada. The break will be available on any reinvestments done until the end of 2026." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"The Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut will be rocket fuel for our economy. It will incentivize investors—from small business owners, to farmers, to homebuilders—to reinvest and build things here in Canada. Canadians will have a powerful incentive to sell foreign investments and reinvest the proceeds, creating jobs in Canada. Because the break does not go to anyone moving money out of the country, investors will be strongly discouraged from moving money out of Canada. Instead, they will bring it home to build, invent, create, and hire here in Canada.” This tax cut will be available for any capital gains reinvested between July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. But, if it causes a major economic boom, as expected, Conservatives will make it permanent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"To counter this unjustified attack, Poilievre will temporarily remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles. The GST will be removed as long as Trump’s tariffs remain in place." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"One application. End duplication – There will be one application and one environmental review per project, ensuring efficiency without sacrificing environmental standards. Instead of multiple overlapping studies that stall projects, governments will work together to deliver a single, effective review." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Some of the priority projects a Poilievre government will work with proponents and First Nations to approve:

1. LNG Canada Phase II Expansion Project (BC): Aims to double LNG output but faces power supply challenges and output limitations related to the emissions cap.
2. Suncor Base Mine Extension (Alberta): Expansion of an existing mine anticipated to produce 225,000 barrels per day of bitumen froth. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2020.
3. Rook 1 Uranium Mine (Saskatchewan): A development-stage uranium project expected to be a major source of low-cost uranium. Approval process started in 2019 with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
4. Springpole Lake Gold (Ontario): A proposed gold and silver mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2018.
5. Upper Beaver Gold Mine (Ontario): A proposed underground and gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2021.
6. Northern Road Link (Ontario): A proposed all-season, multi-use road in northern Ontario. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2023.
7. Crawford Nickel Project (Ontario): A proposed nickel-cobalt mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
8. Troilus Gold and Copper Mine (Quebec): A proposed gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
9. Sorel-Tracy Port Terminal (Quebec): A proposed new port terminal in the industrial-port area of Sorel-Tracy. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
10. Cape Ray Gold and Silver Mine (Newfoundland): A proposed gold and silver mine with a milling complex. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2017."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:

1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.

This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Build the road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire and approve federal permits to harvest chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper, and platinum boosting our economy by billions of dollars, allowing us to become less dependent on the Americans, while our allies overseas would no longer have to rely on hostile regimes for these metals, turning dollars for dictators into paycheques for our people." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today he will create a ‘Canada First’ National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmission lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada, transporting our resources within Canada and to the world while bypassing the United States. It will bring billions of dollars of new investment into Canada’s economy, create powerful paycheques for Canadian workers, and restore our economic independence." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"In the corridor, all levels of government will provide legally binding commitments to approve projects. This means investors will no longer face the endless regulatory limbo that has made Canadians poorer. First Nations will be involved from the outset, ensuring that economic benefits flow directly to them and that their approval is secured before any money is spent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"One-year maximum wait times for approvals with a target of six months. There will be a target goal of decisions on applications in six months, with an upper time limit of one year, giving businesses certainty, cutting delays, and getting shovels in the ground faster." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:

1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.

This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Poilievre will axe the entire Liberal carbon tax law, including the federal law that requires the provinces to impose an industrial carbon tax." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his plan to eliminate 25 percent of all red tape within his first two years as Prime Minister. This will significantly ease the administrative burden on taxpayers and businesses, waking up our economy from the red tape-induced slumber it has been in after a Lost Liberal Decade." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Poilievre will also require that for every $1 in new administrative costs, $2 must be cut elsewhere to relieve the government burden that makes it harder for Canadian businesses to compete globally. And to ensure the reductions happen, a new Conservative government will pass a law requiring the Auditor General to verify them every year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"End new labelling requirements for natural health products that will raise costs." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Launch an oligopoly review of key federally-regulated sectors to increase competition and lower costs for Canadians." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Implement open banking to increase competition to improve service and lower costs for Canadians while protecting concerns around privacy and security." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that a new Conservative government will allow travelling trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport and accommodation needed to go from one job to another while ending write-offs for luxury corporate jets that are not needed to do business." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today, Conservatives announced that they would deliver fairness for the skilled trades by requiring banks to recognize apprenticeships for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs). Financial institutions that offer RESPs will be required to recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible RESP programs, ensuring that all related expenses qualify for Education Assistance Payments." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"The Keep Canadians Working Fund is a targeted, temporary liquidity program designed to help businesses affected by sudden tariffs keep workers on the job. It will provide up to $3 billion in short-term credit lines and low-interest loans to ensure companies can maintain operations and keep employees working in industries affected by Trump tariffs.

The Fund is modelled on the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) that the Harper government created during the 2008 recession to successfully protect affected businesses and jobs. The program will be administered through three existing federal entities: the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Export Development Canada (EDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC)."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"To counter this unjustified attack, Poilievre will temporarily remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles. The GST will be removed as long as Trump’s tariffs remain in place." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Implement a Buy Canada procurement policy so that federally funded infrastructure and defence projects prioritize Canadian companies employing Canadian workers and using Canadian materials." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Pass a one-for-one spending law. For every new dollar spent, an equal amount must be reduced." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Poilievre has already announced that he will appoint a Bring It Home Tax Task Force to make tax rules fairer, simpler and easier to administer. The same task force will also ensure that we close all the loopholes that allow companies like Brookfield to stash their money in offshore tax havens to avoid paying their fair share here in Canada." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"After a decade of increasing complexity and loopholes that benefit the wealthy and well-connected, it’s time to bring fairness and simplicity back to our tax system. We'll put people who actually build things in charge of designing a tax code that works for the Canadians who actually do the work. Within 60 days of forming government, we will launch a Tax Reform Task Force made up of farmers, builders, entrepreneurs, economists and workers—not Ottawa insiders. Their job will be to deliver a simple, fair tax code that:

1. Rewards work and saving.
2. Closes loopholes for the wealthy and well-connected.
3. Eliminates unnecessary red tape.
4. Makes it easier for Canadians to file and understand their taxes."

— Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Redirect CRA resources away from auditing and harassing small business owners and charities towards cracking down on offshore tax havens — collecting at least $1 billion more every year from those who try to hide their wealth overseas." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Create a name-and-shame website to expose all the wealthy multinational corporations that are dodging taxes and refusing to pay their fair share." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Expand the Offshore Tax Informant Program, giving whistleblowers up to 20% of recovered funds when they help expose illegal tax schemes." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that a new Conservative government will allow travelling trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport and accommodation needed to go from one job to another while ending write-offs for luxury corporate jets that are not needed to do business." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Today, Conservatives announced that they would deliver fairness for the skilled trades by requiring banks to recognize apprenticeships for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs). Financial institutions that offer RESPs will be required to recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible RESP programs, ensuring that all related expenses qualify for Education Assistance Payments." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"This law will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest, and keep violent criminals behind bars longer to keep them away from their victims and off our streets." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Specifically, Poilievre said he will impose life sentences for anyone who is convicted of:

1. 5 or more counts of human trafficking.
2. Importing or exporting ten or more illegal firearms.
3. Fentanyl trafficking."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"This law will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest, and keep violent criminals behind bars longer to keep them away from their victims and off our streets." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Poilievre will make sure that three-time serious criminals get a minimum prison term of 10 years and up to a life sentence. They will also be designated as Dangerous Offenders, meaning they cannot be released until they prove they are no longer a danger. The only way for these repeat serious criminals to obtain their freedom will be through spotless behaviour and clean drug tests during a lengthy minimum prison sentence, with earned release dependent on improving themselves and their life opportunities, such as by learning a trade or upgrading their education." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"We will repeal Bill C-75, the Liberals’ catch-and-release law, to restore jail, not bail for repeat, violent offenders." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

The changes that were made by Bill C-75, and that would be repealed by the bill's repeal, are detailed in the following from the government's website:

"The Act:

1. modernizes and clarifies bail provisions;
2. provides an enhanced approach to administration of justice offences, including for youth;
3. abolishes peremptory challenges of jurors and modifies the process of challenging a juror for cause and of judicial stand-by;
4. restricts the availability of preliminary inquiries;
5. streamlines the classification of offences;
6. expands judicial case management powers;
7. enhances measures to better respond to intimate partner violence;
8. provides additional measures to reduce criminal justice system delays and to make the criminal law and the criminal justice system clearer and more efficient;
9. restores judicial discretion in imposing victim surcharges;
10. facilitates human trafficking prosecutions, and allows for the possibility of property forfeiture;
11. removes provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional by the SCC; and
12. makes consequential amendments to other Acts."

— justice.gc.ca, retrieved 2025-04-18

"We will also repeal Liberal Bill C-5 that ended mandatory jail time for serious gun and drug crimes [...]" — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

The mandatory minimum sentences that were originally repealed by Bill C-5 and would be returned by a repeal of Bill C-5 are detailed in the following from the government's website:

"Criminal Code

The reforms to MMPs would only apply to certain offences, and would not limit the ability of a judge to impose a sentence of imprisonment, particularly where doing so is necessary to protect the safety of the public.

To address the overincarceration rate of Indigenous peoples, as well as Black and marginalized Canadians, MMPs for the following offences would be repealed:

1. Using a firearm or imitation firearm in commission of offence (two separate offences)
2. Paragraphs 85(3)(a) and (b): MMPs of 1 year (first offence) and 3 years (second and subsequent offence)
3. Possession of firearm or weapon knowing its possession is unauthorized (two separate offences)
4. Paragraphs 92(3)(b) and (c): MMP of 1 year (second offence) and 2 years less a day (third and subsequent offence)
5. Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
6. Paragraphs 95(2)(i) and (ii): MMPs of 3 years (first offence) and 5 years (second and subsequent offence)
7. Possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence
8. Paragraph 96(2)(a): MMP of 1 year
9. Weapons trafficking (excluding firearms and ammunition)
10. Subsection 99(3): MMP of 1 year
11. Possession for purpose of weapons trafficking (excluding firearms and ammunition)
12. Subsection 100(3): MMP of 1 year
13. Importing or exporting knowing it is unauthorized
14. Subsection 103(2.1): MMP of 1 year
15. Discharging firearm with intent
16. Paragraph 244(2)(b): MMP of 4 years
17. Discharging firearm — recklessness
18. Paragraph 244.2(3)(b): MMP of 4 years
19. Robbery with a firearm
20. Paragraph 344(1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years
21. Extortion with a firearm
22. Paragraph 346(1.1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years
23. Selling, etc., of tobacco products and raw leaf tobacco
24. Subparagraphs 121.1 (4)(a)(i),(ii) and (iii): MMPs of 90 days (second offence), MMP of 180 days (third offence) and MMP of 2 years less a day (fourth and subsequent offence)

NOTE: Consistent with the Government’s related commitment to address the trafficking and smuggling of firearms in Canada and gang-related violence, MMPs would be maintained in the Criminal Code for the following offences:

1. Weapons trafficking
2. Subsection 99(2): MMP of 3 years (first offence) or 5 years (subsequent offences)
3. Possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking
4. Subsection 100(2): MMP of 3 years (first offence) or 5 years (subsequent offences)
5. Making automatic firearm
6. Subsection 102(2): MMP of 1 year
7. Importing or exporting knowing it is unauthorized
8. Subsection 103(2): MMP of 3 years (first offence) or 5 years (subsequent offences)
9. Causing death by criminal negligence, use of firearm
10. Subsection 220(a): MMP of 4 years
11. Manslaughter, use of a firearm
12. Subsection 236(a): MMP of 4 years
13. Attempted murder, use of a firearm
14. Paragraph 239(1)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
15. Paragraph 239(1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years in any other case (involving non-restricted firearms)
16. Discharging firearm with intent
17. Paragraph 244(2)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 year (subsequent offences) where firearm is restricted or prohibited or where the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
18. Discharging firearm—recklessness
19. Paragraph 244.2(3)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 year (subsequent offences) where firearm is restricted or prohibited or where the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
20. Sexual assault, use of firearm
21. Paragraph 272(2)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
22. Paragraph 272(2)(a.1): MMP of 4 years in any other case (involving non-restricted firearms)
23. Aggravated sexual assault, use of a firearm
24. Paragraph 273(2)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
25. Paragraph 273(2)(a.1): MMP of 4 years in any other case (involving non-restricted firearms)
26. Kidnapping, use of a firearm
27. Paragraph 279(1.1)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
28. Paragraph 279(1.1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years in any other case (involving non-restricted firearms)
29. Hostage taking, use of a firearm
30. Paragraph 279.1(2)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
31. Paragraph 279.1(2)(a.1): MMP of 4 years in any other case (involving non-restricted firearms)
32. Robbery with firearm
33. Paragraph 344(1)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization
34. Extortion with a firearm
35. Paragraph 346(1.1)(a): MMP of 5 years (first offence) and 7 years (subsequent offences) - where firearm is restricted or prohibited or if any firearm is used and the offence is committed in connection with a criminal organization

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

To address the overincarceration rate of Indigenous peoples as well as Black Canadians and members of marginalized communities, MMPs would be repealed for all the offences in the CDSA:

1. Trafficking or possession for the purpose of trafficking (two separate offences)
2. Subparagraph 5(3)(a)(i): MMP of 1 year; Subparagraph 5(3)(a)(ii) – MMP of 2 years
3. Importing and exporting or possession for the purpose of exporting (two separate offences)
4. Paragraph 6(3)(a): MMP of 1 year; Paragraph 6(3)(a.1) – MMP of 2 years
5. Production of substance Schedule I or II (two offence)
6. Paragraph 7(2)(a): MMP of 3 years and 2 years; Subparagraph 7(2)(a.1)(i) and (ii) – MMPs of 1 year and 18 months"

— justice.gc.ca, retrieved 2025-04-18

1. "Life for five or more counts of human trafficking, importing or exporting ten or more illegal firearms, or trafficking, producing or exporting over 40mg of fentanyl.
2. 15 years for traffickers caught with between 20mg to 40mg.
3. Five years for gang-affiliated extortion, four years for extortion with a firearm, and three years for all other extortion convictions.
4. Six months to three years for a third offence of motor vehicle theft."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Combat human trafficking with consecutive sentences, automatic bail restrictions, and life sentences for the worst cases." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Ensure consecutive sentences for mass murderers by restoring true life sentences for multiple murderers. The Supreme Court's shocking decision in the Alexandre Bissonnette case resulted in the sentences of some of Canada’s most notorious killers being reduced, giving them a chance to walk free early." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Poilievre will reintroduce the Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act, which the Supreme Court of Canada struck down in 2022 because, in their opinion, it was too hard on mass murderers. Poilievre will restore this legislation using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

"End the senseless practice of downgrading the murder of an intimate partner to manslaughter, simply because the murderer claims it was a so-called “crime of passion”. A Conservative government will make sure that the murder of an intimate partner, one’s own child, or a partner’s child will be treated as first-degree murder." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Streamline and simplify the Disability Tax Credit, including renaming the certificate and making eligibility automatic for related programs." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"Allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free—$10k more than now." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Acquire two additional polar icebreakers for the Royal Canadian Navy. Poilievre also committed to delivering the two polar icebreakers the Seaspan and Davie shipyards are now building for the Coast Guard by 2029, while the Liberals refuse to provide a timeline." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Build at least one permanent Arctic military base within two years: CFB Iqaluit, Canada’s first permanent Arctic military base since the Cold War." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"The Keep Canadians Working Fund is a targeted, temporary liquidity program designed to help businesses affected by sudden tariffs keep workers on the job. It will provide up to $3 billion in short-term credit lines and low-interest loans to ensure companies can maintain operations and keep employees working in industries affected by Trump tariffs.

The Fund is modelled on the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) that the Harper government created during the 2008 recession to successfully protect affected businesses and jobs. The program will be administered through three existing federal entities: the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Export Development Canada (EDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC)."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"To counter this unjustified attack, Poilievre will temporarily remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles. The GST will be removed as long as Trump’s tariffs remain in place." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"Implement a Buy Canada procurement policy so that federally funded infrastructure and defence projects prioritize Canadian companies employing Canadian workers and using Canadian materials." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

"End federal rebates for made-in-China EVs to protect Canadian auto workers and our national security." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23