Twenty years ago, Stephen Harper was the first leader to lead the Conservative Party of Canada to victory. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHarper’s counterpoint (which obviously wasn’t enough to win him the election) was that the Liberals were simply lying. He warned of a massive influx of unscreened migrationThe 2015 campaign also played out amid controversy over Canada’s handling of the Syrian refugee crisis. The 2019 affair was sparked because then prime minister Trudeau pressured his justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, to consider giving SNC-Lavalin a deferred prosecution agreement in a corruption case. None of this was enough for the Liberals to do like Harper and suspend taxpayer contributions to the agency.

Source: National Post February 02, 2026 11:39 UTC