Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay
Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QCis a lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of National Defence, and Minister of Foreign Affairsin the Cabinet of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. MacKay was the final leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and he agreed to merge the party with Stephen Harper's Canadian Alliance in 2003, forming the Conservative...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 September 1965
CountryCanada
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This was not meant to be a slight to anyone.
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From the cozy confines of 24 Sussex, the Prime Minister continues to dither on tax relief for Canadians,
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for the simple reason that I love Nova Scotia. That's my home. It's where my family is and my heart ... so that always factors in.
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The people who are involved in these type of shootings are not the type of individuals who are going to adhere to a gun ban or ever register a gun, period. The Liberal party has proven time and time again that they're more concerned with the optics than the practicalities of these issues.
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He's doing very well and the more Canadians know of him the more they know that he's an honest, dedicated man ... and I like our chances, ... Stephen is somebody who I have a great deal of respect for.
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He wanted to continue the work he was able to begin under a Liberal government. And he felt the best way for him to serve his constituents and get results and to focus on a file that is of huge importance to Canada -- namely softwood lumber -- that by being the Trade Minister he might just be able to make that breakthrough that will undoubtedly bring huge benefits back to Canada.
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I would say they've got their foot on the gas and they are about to head off a cliff because they are not willing to talk, they are not willing to compromise.
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We're going to go after the Hells Angels, not Ducks Unlimited. This idea that you can somehow create an atmosphere around people who are already respectful of the law and superimpose this blanket (handgun) ban as a solution -- a one size fits all, cookie-cutter approach -- is an absolute abysmal failure. It's publicly misleading and it doesn't drill down into the real problem.
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I guess my natural inclination is to finish what I started. We have a Conservative government in Nova Scotia. What I want to see is a Conservative government in Ottawa.
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We know that there is an undeniable and unstoppable sentiment for change in the country. A change towards a new, clean, constructive attitude that will exist within a Conservative government.
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I would never make a decision like this without speaking to Mr. Harper and others, and I would certainly have that discussion with the leader.
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I don't think it bodes well for the Liberal Party . . . that nobody wants to step up to the plate. And now, with almost all of what I would describe as tier-one Liberal leadership candidates taking themselves out of the running, they are going to be left, really, with a void in this leadership campaign.
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I learned a long time ago that you never say 'never', but this is all about timing and it's all about the commitment that I've given to the party and to the leader and to my constituents,
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Before the government moves ahead with this legislation, Parliament needs to ensure that any new surveillance powers are complemented with adequate judicial oversight,