CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP 
CANDIDATES ARE TAKING ON 
ANOTHER DEBATE.
RECENT ADDITION OF KEVIN 
O'LEARY, THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST 
DEBATE AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE 
LEADERSHIP OF THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY.
>> Announcer: HERE AT THE NOVA 
SCOTIA PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE 
WELCOME TO THE STAGE, ROB 
BATHERSON FOR NOVA SCOTIA.
>> HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING 
TONIGHT?
REMEMBER OCTOBER 2015?
REMEMBER WHEN ALL OUR LIBERAL 
FRIENDS TOLD US HOW WONDERFUL 
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
WE HAD 32 LIBERAL M.P.'S IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA, FOUR IN NOVA 
SCOTIA, FOUR PROVINCIALLY.
HOW IS THAT LIBERAL MONOPOLY 
WORKING FOR YOU?
SO I DETECT UNDECIDED.
I DETECT UNDECIDED.
THINK ABOUT IT.
WITH A LIBERAL GOVERNMENT, 
PROVINCIALLY.
AND A LIBERAL GOVERNMENT, 
FEDERALLY.
THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU, STEVEN 
McNEIL TAG TEAM HAS DELIVERED 
AN ECONOMY IN NOVA SCOTIA WHICH 
HAS SHED 13,300 FULL TIME JOBS 
IN 2016.
[BOOING]
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, FOLKS, WE 
ARE GOING TO BREAK THAT LIBERAL 
MONOPOLY.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK IT IN 
2017.
STARTING WITH THE ELECTION OF 
JAMIE BAILEY AS OUR NEXT 
PREMIER.
WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT 
FEDERALLY, WHEN ONE OF THESE 14 
PEOPLE BECOMES OUR NEXT LEADER 
AND THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA!
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, I'M 
NEUTRAL.
I LOVE HAVING 14 CANDIDATES.
WHAT A CHOICE.
I'VE EVEN HAD FRIENDS SUGGEST 
WE SHARE A FEW WITH THE N.D.P.
WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF SUPPLY.
AND WHAT THAT TELLS YOU IS, THE 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA 
LEADERSHIP IS A PRIZE WORTH 
WINNING.
BECAUSE OUR NEXT LEADER WILL BE 
THE NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF 
CANADA AND WILL GET CANADA BACK 
ON TRACK.
NO MATTER HOW GREAT THESE 
PEOPLE ARE, AND HOW GREAT OUR 
NEXT LEADER WILL BE, THEY 
AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO 
IT ALONE.
AS YOUR VOLUNTEER NATIONAL 
COUNCILLOR AND GREAT STAFF 
ORGANIZER JANET DORY, WE CAN'T 
DO IT BY OURSELVES.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED EACH AND 
EVERYONE OF YOU, AND MANY 
OTHERS, IN SYDNEY VICTORIA, IN 
CAPE BRETON, IN CENTRAL NOVA, 
IN CUMBERLAND COLCHESTER, IN 
DARTMOUTH COLE HARBOUR, IN 
HALIFAX, IN HALIFAX WEST.
SOUTH SHORE St. MARGARET, WEST 
NOVA, SO THAT BY 2019, UNDER 
ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, WE 
WILL DELIVER 11 CONSERVATIVE 
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM NOVA 
SCOTIA WITH OUR NEXT PRIME 
MINISTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE 
MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN 
WAITING FOR.
A BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THIS 
EVENT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL MANDATORY 
DEBATES FROM COAST-TO-COAST, 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA 
HAS MANDATED EACH OF THESE 
LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES TO ATTEND.
THIS ONE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
ALL 14 OF THESE LEADERSHIP 
CANDIDATES CAME BECAUSE THEY 
CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT ATLANTIC 
CANADA.
THEY CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT 
NOVA SCOTIA.
THEY CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT 
EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A WARM 
NOVA SCOTIA WELCOME FOR THE 
HONOURABLE ERIN O'TOOLE.
WELCOME THE HONOURABLE CHRIS 
ALEXANDER.
WELCOME CAPE BRETON NATIVE, THE 
HONOURABLE LISA RAITT.
WELCOME TO THE STAGE DEEPAK 
OBHRAI.
PIERRE LEMIEUX.
RICK PETERSON.
ANDREW SCHEER.
THE HONOURABLE MAXIME BERNIER.
AND STEVEN BLANEY.
MAKING HIS DEBUT, WELCOME KEVIN 
O'LEARY.
NEXT UP, OUR FRIEND, THE 
HONOURABLE KELLIE LEITCH.
DON'T FORGET THE HONOURABLE 
MICHAEL CHONG.
NEXT UP ANDREW SAXTON.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NUMBER 
14, BRAD TROST.
NOW A FAMILIAR FACE, DELEGATES 
TO ALL NOVA SCOTIANS, YOUR 
DEBATE MODERATOR FOR THIS 
EVENING, THE HONOURABLE ROB 
MOORE CONSERVATIVE SHUT OUT 
CABINET MINISTER FOR ATLANTIC 
CANADA.
[♪♪♪]
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE 
THIS EVENING.
IT'S A REAL HONOUR TO BE PART 
OF THIS EXCITING EVENT.
TO JOIN THE HUNDREDS GATHERED 
TODAY, THOSE AT HOME, AND THE 
NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
I'M GOING TO BEGIN A DEBATE 
LIKE THIS HAS TO HAVE SOME 
RULES, SO I WILL BEGIN BY 
OUTLINING THE RULES FOR 
TONIGHT'S DEBATE.
THERE WILL BE FIVE QUESTIONS, 
EACH QUESTION WILL EMPHASIZE 
ISSUES IMPORTANT TO US HERE IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA.
EACH QUESTION WILL BE DIRECTED 
FOR FIRST RESPONSE AT THE 
CANDIDATE DETERMINED BY A DRAW 
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
AFTER THE FIRST RESPONSE TO 
QUESTIONS 1, 3, AND 5.
WE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE 
STAGE FROM THE AUDIENCE'S LEFT 
TO RIGHT UNTIL EACH CANDIDATE 
HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
ANSWER.
AFTER THE FIRST RESPONSE TO 
QUESTIONS 2 AND 4, WE WILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE STAGE FROM RIGHT TO 
LEFT, UNTIL EACH CANDIDATE HAS 
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER.
ALL CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ASKED 
TO REMAIN SEATED THROUGHOUT THE 
DEBATE.
EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE GIVEN 
ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER EACH 
QUESTION.
THEY WILL BE SHOWN A BLACK 
SIGNAL WHEN THEY HAVE 15 
SECONDS LEFT WHEN YOU 
ARE SPEAKING AND PLEASE DON'T 
LET YOUR ENTHUSIASM PREVENT YOU 
FROM OTHERS SEE OR HEAR WHAT'S 
HAPPENING ON STAGE.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S 
START THE DEBATE.
THE FIRST QUESTION GOES TO 
ANDREW SCHEER AND THE THEME 
WILL BE THE ECONOMY.
NOVA SCOTIANS ARE AMONG THE 
HIGHEST TAX PEOPLE IN CANADA.
THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER SAID 
A CARBON TAX IS NEEDED TO 
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO INNOVATE, 
REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND 
GROW THE CURRENT ECONOMY, WHAT 
IS YOUR PLAN WITH RESPECT TO 
CARBON PRICING AND THE ECONOMY?
>> THE FIRST JOB OF ANDREW 
SCHEER GOVERNMENT WILL BE TO 
REPEAL THE CARBON TAX.
EVERY TIME THE LIBERALS ARE 
FACED WITH A PROBLEM THEIR 
ANSWER IS A NEW TAX.
WHAT BOTHERS ME IS HOW QUICKLY 
THE CONVERSATION AROUND CARBON, 
CARBON TAXING.
YOU AS CONSUMERS HAVE A CHOICE 
TO PAY IT OR NOT.
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SETS IT, 
IMPOSES IT AND ENFORCES ITS 
COLLECTION, IT'S A TAX.
IT'S NOT A PRICE.
IT WILL KILL JOBS IN CANADA.
IT WILL HURT LOW-INCOME 
CANADIANS.
WHAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND GERALD 
BUTTS WANTS TO DO IS EXPORT THE 
MESS OF ONTARIO TO THE REST OF 
CANADA.
>> THANK YOU, MAXIME BERNIER.
>> YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TAXES 
AND I DON'T LIKE CARBON TAX, SO 
FOR SURE UNDER A BERNIER 
GOVERNMENT, THERE WILL NOT BE, 
OTHERS HAVE A CARBON TAX AND IT 
CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WE MUST HELP THE ENTREPRENEUR 
TO INVEST IN THE ECONOMY FOR 
NEW TECHNOLOGY.
OUR EMISSION IS 1.2% OF CARBON.
IT IS THERE, BUT WE CAN DO 
BETTER AND WITH MORE 
INNOVATION, MORE INVESTMENT IN 
THE TECHNOLOGY, SO THE BEST WAY 
TO STIMULATE IS WITH PRIVATE 
INVESTMENT.
I HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, WE WON'T 
HAVE A CARBON TAX, THANK YOU.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> WELL TO REPEAT IN A MORE 
COLOURFUL WAY, THEY SAY YOU CAN 
PUT THE LIPSTICK TO A PIG AND 
IT'S STILL A PIG.
YOU CAN ADD GREEN TO TAX AND 
IT'S STILL A TAX.
THERE'S NO NEED TO HAVE SUCH A 
TAX IN CANADA BUT WE NEED TO 
PROVIDE LOW-COST ENERGY TO OUR 
SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT'S WHY 
I'M PROMOTING HYDRO 
ELECTRICITY, NUCLEAR ENERGY, 
THERE'S SOME HERE IN THE 
ATLANTIC AND ALSO WE NEED TO 
LOWER TAXES ON OUR SMALL AND 
MEDIUM BUSINESSES BECAUSE IT'S 
NOT GOVERNMENT WHO CREATE JOBS, 
WE KNOW THAT, IT'S BUSINESSES 
AND WE NEED TO CREATE THIS 
ENVIRONMENT.
WE ARE ALL CONSERVATIVE AFTER 
ALL, THANK YOU.
>> KEVIN O'LEARY?
>> WE ALREADY HAVE A SHINING 
EXAMPLE WHY THIS GREEN 
INITIATIVE DOESN'T WORK, IT'S 
CALLED THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
$308 BILLION IN DEFICIT, MUCH 
BECAUSE OF FAILED GREEN POLICY.
NO CARBON TAX IS NECESSARY.
CANADA HAS 1.2 BILLION ACRES OF 
WETLANDS AND FORESTS, I'M AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY STUDENT.
THEY ABSORB 2.1, TO 2.6 BILLION 
TONS EVERY YEAR.
CARBON ABSORBS MORE THAN IT 
EMITS.
CANADA IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
LEAVE THE CAPITAL ON THEIR 
BALANCE SHEETS, LEAVE THE 
CAPITAL ON THEIR INCOME 
STATEMENTSMENT DON'T GIVE MONEY 
TO GOVERNMENT WHEN IT'S 
UNNECESSARY.
WE COULD SHOULD DOWN THE ENTIRE 
ECONOMY OF CANADA AND IT 
WOULDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WE 
HAVE TO SELL OUR TECHNOLOGY TO 
CHINESE AND THAT'S HOW WE WILL 
SOLVE EMISSIONS.
>> KELLIE LEITCH.
>> FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO 
WELCOME KEVIN TO THE 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY AND WELCOME 
HIM BACK TO CANADA.
NOW THERE'S BEEN SOME NEWS 
STORIES RECENTLY ABOUT 
NON-CONSERVATIVES JOINING THE 
PARTY TO STOP ME FROM BECOMING 
LEADER, I JUST NEVER EXPECTED 
TO BE SITTING BESIDE ONE WHEN I 
WAS RUNNING AND SITTING AT THIS 
DEBATE.
ON THE ECONOMY WE KNOW WHAT 
DOESN'T WORK, JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S 
PLAN.
BIGGER GOVERNMENT, RULES, 
REGULATIONS, MORE MONEY TO PAY 
FOR IT.
INCOME TAXES, PAYROLL TAXES AND 
NOW A CARBON TAX, AS I SAID IN 
MAY I WILL ABOLISH THE CARBON 
TAX IMMEDIATELY UPON BECOMING 
PRIME MINISTER, I HAVE A BUDGET 
PLAN.
SIX POINTS FOCUSED ON MAKING 
SURE OUR ECONOMY WILL BE MOVING 
FORWARD HOW IT NEEDS TO.
REDUCING DEFICITS, CONTROLLING 
MIC SECTOR BENEFITS AND PAY.
WE NEED THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO 
GROW AND THE GOVERNMENT TO 
SHRINK AND I'LL BE ABOLISHING 
THE CARBON TAX, THANK YOU.
>> MICHAEL CHONG.
>> THANKS, I THINK WE NEED TO 
GET REAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND 
IT'S A SERIOUS THREAT.
THE LAST 16 OF THE LAST 17 
YEARS HAVE BEEN THE HOTTEST ON 
RECORD AND LAST THREE YEARS 
HAVE BEEN THE HOTTEST ON RECORD.
HERE IS ANOTHER REASON WE HAVE 
TO GET REAL ABOUT THIS, IF WE 
TAKE ON JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN 2019 
AND WIN IN CANADA'S CITIES IN 
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MANY OTHER 
REGIONS IN THIS COUNTRY WE NEED 
A CREDIBLE POLICY TO REDUCE 
EMISSIONS.
I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE ON STAGE 
WITH A CREDIBLE POLICY TO 
REDUCE EMISSIONS TO PROTECT THE 
ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT.
MY PLAN IS THE ONLY PLAN THAT 
HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND PUBLICLY 
PRAISED BY FOUR ECONOMISTS, 
FOUR UNIVERSITY ECONOMISTS, 
IT'S ALSO A PLAN THAT HAS THE 
SUPPORT OF FORMER PRIME 
MINISTER HARPER'S FORMER HEAD 
OF POLICY AND THE P.M.O. MARK 
CAMERON.
IT'S A REAL PLAN TO REDUCE 
EMISSIONS THAT'S BASED ON 
BRITISH COLUMBIA MODEL, BEGINS 
WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST INCOME 
TAX CUTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY.
>> ANDREW SAXTON.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S WONDERFUL TO 
BE IN HALIFAX.
THANK YOU FOR COMING UT.
OUT THIS.  IS THE BIGGEST CROWD 
WE HAVE HAD AT ONE OF THESE 
EVENTS.
THE SPIRIT IS ALIVE HERE IN 
HALIFAX.
AS PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, 
THE FIRST THING I'M GOING TO DO 
IS AXE THE TAX.
BECAUSE I TELL YOU, THE CARBON 
TAX IS NOT GOING TO REDUCE 
EMISSIONS.
THE ONLY THING IT WILL DO IS 
SHIFT EMISSIONS SOUTH OF THE 
BORDER TO THE UNITED STATES AND 
TAKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS 
WITH IT.
I WILL GET ON AN AIRPLANE, I 
WILL FLY TO WASHINGTON, I WILL 
MEET WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR A 
HARMONIZED SOLUTION TO CLIMATE 
CHANGE BECAUSE CANADA CAN'T GO 
IT ALONE WE HAVE TO HAVE A 
NORTH AMERICAN SOLUTION TO 
CLIMATE CHANGE.
I WILL FOCUS ON CREATING JOBS.
IN 2010 WE HAD THE OWN THE 
PODIUM PROGRAM WHICH BROUGHT 
HOME MORE GOLD, I WILL MAKE 
SURE WE HAVE ONE FOR INNOVATION 
AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BRING 
HOME JOBS TO THE MARITIMES THAT 
WILL BE MY FIRST PLAN AS PRIME 
MINISTER.
>> BRAD TROST.
>> LET'S BE CLEAR.
A CARBON TAX IS A TAX ON 
DRIVING, IT'S A TAX ON HEATING 
AND A TAX ON LIGHTING YOUR 
HOMES.
IT'S WRONG.
BUT NOT JUST A CARBON TAX, CAP 
AND TRADE, ANOTHER FORM OF THE 
SAME THING IS WRONG.
BACK DOOR REGULATIONS IS WRONG.
AND I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE 
WHOSE NOT ONLY OPPOSED TO 
CARBON TAX, I'M OPPOSED TO 
THOSE OTHER TWO FORMS OF BACK 
DOOR CARBON TAXING.
INSTEAD OF SPENDING MONEY ON 
CLIMATE CHANGE PLANS WHERE WE 
ARE LITERALLY PLANNING ON 
SHIPPING $2.5 BILLION OVERSEAS 
OUT OF CANADA WE NEED TO TAKE 
THAT MONEY AND SAY TO LOCAL 
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES IN NEXT 
ELECTION, YOU DECIDE THE LOCAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES THAT 
ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
BE IT WATER IN YOUR 
CONSTITUENCY, BE IT CLEANING UP 
A MINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
TAXES MUST GO DOWN.
TAXES DO NOT NEED TO GO UP ON 
ANYTHING, PARTICULARLY NOT ON 
HEATING AND DRIVING AND 
LIGHTING OUR HOMES.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE.
>> THANK YOU.
I SAY OFTEN THE PROBLEM WITH 
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT 
THE SINGLE SENIOR WIDOWED 
PERSON LIVING IN TIMBERLEA OR 
TRURO HEATING THEIR HOME WITH 
OIL WHO WILL NOW PAY MORE AS A 
RESULT OF JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S TAX.
THE PROBLEM IS ALSO NOT THE 
SMALL BUSINESS DOING AERO SPACE 
WORK TRYING TO COMPETE AGAINST 
COMPANIES IN MASSACHUSETTS WHO 
WILL NOT HAVE A CARBON TAX.
THIS TAX WILL IN THE ONLY KILL 
JOBS.
IT'S MAKING THAT SINGLE SENIOR 
OR FAMILY STRUGGLING TO PAY 
BILLS PAY FOR JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S 
PLAN.
I OPPOSE THE CARBON TAX AND 
ALWAYS HAVE.
THE DIFFERENCE IS I DON'T JUST 
SAY THAT, I SAY WHAT I'LL DO.
I'LL LOOK AT DEPRECIATION OF 
ALL EMITERS BY REDUCING CARBON 
FOOTPRINT.
AND OVER A 10, 15 AND 20 YEAR 
PLAN REDUCE THEIR TAXES IF THEY 
CAN GET THEIR G.H.G. EMISSIONS 
DOWN.
CONSERVATIVES LOWER TAXES, WE 
DON'T RAISE THEM.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> MY POLICY WOULD ALSO BE VERY 
SIMPLE, NO FEDERAL CARBON TAX 
EVER.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR AMBIGUITY 
ON THIS.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT IT DOESN'T 
GET THE JOB DONE.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT IT RAISES 
THE COST OF EVERYTHING AND THE 
COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN 
CANADA, SENDING JOBS IN EVERY 
SECTOR ELSEWHERE, IT IS A 
REGRESSIVE TAX.
THAT HITS OUR MOST VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS, SENIORS, YOUNG 
PEOPLE ON LOW INCOMES, FAMILIES 
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES HARDEST 
AND THAT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR AND 
UNJUST AND IT DOES THE OPPOSITE 
FOR INNOVATION TO WHAT THIS 
TWO-FACED GOVERNMENT IN OTTAWA 
IS TELLING US.
IT WILL KILL INNOVATION.
IT WILL DISCOURAGE ENERGY 
PRODUCERS IN CANADA FROM 
APPLYING THE TECHNOLOGICAL 
SOLUTIONS, THE NEW PROCESSES, 
THE CANADIAN WAY OF HAVING 
SUCCESS AND ENERGY.
[OFF MIC]
>> THANK YOU.
>> LISA RAITT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROB.
FIRST I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS 
MOMENT RIGHT NOW, BEING HOME IN 
NOVA SCOTIA AND SEEING SO MANY 
TARTAN SCARVES OUT THERE IS 
WORTH BEING IN THIS 
COMPETITION, SO THANK YOU SO 
VERY MUCH FOR WELCOMING ME HOME 
AND I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO GROW THE 
ECONOMY, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE 
TO GROW THE ECONOMY TO CREATE 
THE JOBS AND THERE ARE TWO WAYS 
TO DO IT, YOU COULD HAVE LOW 
COMPETITIVE TAXATION SCHEMES SO 
NO CARBON TAX, THE OTHER IS 
SOUND FISCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND 
TRUDEAU'S GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN 
US DOWN A PATH THAT GUARANTIES 
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A SOUND 
ECONOMY IN 2019.
NOVA SCOTIA HAS PUNCHED ABOVE 
IT'S WEIGHT IN REDUCING 
EMISSIONS AND DID IT WITHOUT 
PUTTING IN A CARBON TAX, RIGHT?
YOU DID IT.
BECAUSE WE GET THINGS DONE IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA AND NOVA SCOTIA.
WE USE OUR MINDS, WE USE OUR 
INTELLECT, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN.
NO TO THE CARBON TAX.
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI.
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST I WANT TO MAKE 
CLARIFICATION.
THE MEDIA TODAY WAS SAYING I 
WAS NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU, I AM NOT 
A GHOST.
I'M THE REAL DEEPAK OBHRAI.
LET ME JUST SAY THIS, WE ARE, 
KEVIN SAID, ONLY 1.5% OF 
EMISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
VERY MINISCULE.
THEREFORE CARBON TAX IS NOT 
REALLY A SOLUTION FOR CANADA 
AND FOR MY ENVIRONMENTAL 
POLICIES PLEASE GO TO MY 
WEBSITE, DEEPAKH.COM.
EXCEPT FOR THE LIBERALS WE ALL 
KNOW STRONG ECONOMY, BALANCED 
BUDGET, FAIR TAXATION SYSTEM 
AND REGULATORY REGIME THAT 
ENCOURAGES INVESTMENT AND 
STRONG INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL 
TRADE.
SO IN MY FIRST TWO YEARS IN THE 
GOVERNMENT, I WILL REDUCE THE 
EXPENDITURE BY 2%, WHILE MAKING 
SURE JOBS ARE NOT LOST.
TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT, I WILL 
[OFF MIC]
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING 
HERE.
ROB, I GAVE YOU MONEY, MAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
IT'S NICE TO SEE A WARM 
HOSPITABLE CROWD IN NOVA SCOTIA.
I'M 100% OPPOSED TO A CARBON 
TAX, IT WILL INFLICT FINANCIAL 
PAIN AND SUFFERING ON EVERY 
SINGLE CANADIAN WITH NO 
NOTICEABLE EFFECT.
A LOT OF PAIN WITH NO GAIN.
IT WILL SUCK MONEY OUT OF THE 
ECONOMY, AND THEREFORE WILL 
LEAD TO JOB LOSSES.
IF YOU WANT TO REINFORCE JOB 
CREATION WE NEED TO LOWER 
TAXES, YOU WILL SPEND IT IN THE 
ECONOMY AND HELP CREATE JOBS.
THE CARBON TAX DOES THE EXACT 
OPPOSITE.
I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER TWO 
IMPORTANT POINTS, CANADA'S 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD LEVEL 
EMISSIONS IS LESS THAN 2%.
THE OTHER THING OUR CANADIAN 
COMPANIES AND OUREN *P 
EMPLOYEES ARE COMPETING AGAINST 
THE AMERICANS.
THEY WILL NOT HAVE A CARBON TAX 
THAT WILL PLACE US, OUR 
ECONOMY, AND OUR JOBS AT A 
DISTINCT DISADVANTAGE.
WE MUST KILL THE CARBON TAX.
>> FINALLY, RICK PETERSON.
>> ROB, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING 
HERE, MY WIFE IRISH AND I 
COMING FROM THE WEST COAST, I 
GREW UP IN GRANDE PRAIRIE, 
ALBERTA.
ON BEHALF OF ALBERTA AND 
CANADA, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF 
YOU FOR SENDING YOUR SONS, YOUR 
DAUGHTERS, YOUR COUSINS, AND 
YOUR UNCLES AND YOUR AUNTS FOR 
SUPPORTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN 
CANADA WHICH HAS BEEN THE LIFE 
BLOOD OF CANADA.
THERE WILL BE NO CARBON TAX 
UNDER PETERSON, BUT WHAT THERE 
WILL BE IS FINDING RELIEF FOR 
YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
OUT OF THE 14 UP HERE I'M THE 
ONLY ONE WITH A PLAN  TO EASE 
YOUR LOAD.
EVERYBODY WHO RUNS A SMALL 
BUSINESS WILL HAVE A 0% 
CORPORATE TAX.
CREATE JOBS, DRIVE THE ECONOMY 
AND LET'S GET ATLANTIC CANADA 
BACK ON ITS FEET CREATING JOBS 
AND WEALTH YOU ALL DESERVE HERE 
AT HOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 
ANSWERS.
NOW FOR SOME REBUTTALS, THE 
FIRST IS ERIN O'TOOLE.
30 SECONDS.
>> THANK YOU, AS I SAID MANY 
TIMES I WELCOME ALL VOICES IN 
THIS RACE EVEN PEOPLE WHO USED 
TO BE IN OTHER PARTIES.
MY QUESTION IS FOR MR. O'LEARY, 
FOR MANY YEARS YOU SUPPORTED 
THE TRUDEAU-STYLE CARBON TAX 
RIGHT UP UNTIL THE VANCOUVER 
CONVENTION, YOU WERE ON THE 
RECORD COUNTLESS TIMES 
SUPPORTING THE CARBON TAX, I 
WONDER WHEN YOU CHANGED YOUR 
POSITION ON THE CARBON TAX?
>> NEXT IS ANDREW SCHEER.
>> IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, KEVIN 
'O' LEERY SAID HE OPPOSED A 
CARBON TAX, HIS SOLUTION WOULD 
BE FOR ANYONE WHO DIDN'T REDUCE 
EMISSIONS THEY WOULD GO TO JAIL.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE 
RECORD RIGHT NOW THAT NOT ONLY 
AM I OPPOSED TO A CARBON TAX, 
BUT I'M OPPOSED TO A CARBON 
JAIL.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> YOU KNOW I COME FROM  --  
QUEBEC WHERE WE LOST LAST 
SUNDAY SIX MEMBERS OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.
AND OF COURSE I WANT TO CONDEMN 
ALL FORM OF VIOLENCE, BUT I 
ALSO WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING 
THAT IS VERY CHRISTIAN COMING 
FROM AN MUSLIM, AN IMAM, WE 
MUST FORGET BUT WE NOT ANSWER 
HATRED WITH HATRED BUT WE MUCH 
WATCH OUR SOUL AND WATCH OUR 
WORD THAT'S FUEL HATRED.
I THINK THAT'S A RESPONSIBILITY 
[OFF MIC]
>> MICHAEL CHONG.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO DEFEND KEVIN 
O'LEARY HERE ON HIS PREVIOUS 
POSITION ON THE CARBON TAX.
CARBON TAX IS THE MOST 
CONSERVATIVE WAY TO REDUCE 
EMISSIONS, THE MOST ECONOMIC 
WAY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS.
I DON'T SUPPORT THE TRUDEAU 
GOVERNMENT'S PLAN BUT I SUPPORT 
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MODEL, 
IT'S ALLOWED THE ECONOMY TO 
BUILD THE FASTEST AMONG ALL TEN 
CANADIAN PROVINCES.
>> THANK YOU, DEEPAK OBHRAI?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO FINISH WHAT I 
WAS CARRYING ON.
>> YOU WERE RUDELY CUT OFF, 
DEEPAK.
>> 25% DOWN AND FOR THOSE 
EARNING OVER $500,000, THE 
INCOME TAX WILL INCREASE FROM 
34 TO 35% AND I'M SURE MY GOOD 
OLD FRIEND HERE, THE REALITY 
STAR ACTOR WOULDN'T MIND PAYING 
THE EXTRA FEW DOLLARS.
THANK YOU.
>> RICK PETERSON?
>> I JUST WANT TO LET MICHAEL 
KNOW I'M FROM VANCOUVER, I CAN 
TELL YOU THE CARBON TAX THERE 
ISN'T REVENUE NEUTRAL.
IF YOU ARE A 28-YEAR-OLD WELDER 
WORKING ON SITE C IN DAWSON 
CREEK, YOU DON'T HAVE SKY 
TRAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE BIKE 
LANES, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO 
WORK IN YOUR TRUCK, IT'S NOT 
NEUTRAL TO YOU.
I CAN TELL YOU THE PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENT THERE, IT'S SUCH A 
GOOD IDEA THEY STOPPED IT.
IT DOESN'T WORK FOR B.C., IT 
WON'T WORK FOR CANADA, UNDER MY 
LEADERSHIP AS YOUR PRIME 
MINISTER, THANK YOU.
>> ANDREW SAXTON.
>> MY GOOD FRIEND MICHAEL  -- 
[OFF MIC]
MY GOOD FRIEND MICHAEL IS VERY 
HAPPY TO SEE HE HAS FOUR 
ECONOMISTS SUPPORTING HIS 
ECONOMIC PLAN.
IF I HAD FOUR ECONOMISTS 
SUPPORTING MY PLAN I WOULD GO 
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND 
REWRITE IT.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A 
WEALTHY ECONOMIST?
THEY ARE IN THEIR IVORY TOWERS 
SIPPING COFFEE, THE CARBON TAX 
DOESN'T WORK.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> NOT TO FINISH THIS PART OF 
THE DEBATE, THIS QUESTION 
WITHOUT REMINDING OURSELVES AS 
CONSERVATIVES HOW IMPORTANT IT 
IS FOR US, NOT ONLY TO STAND 
AGAINST CARBON TAX BUT TO STAND 
IN FAVOUR OF INCREASING 
CANADA'S LOW-COST ENERGY OUTPUT 
IN EVERY FIELD.
WE NEED TO BUILD ENERGY EAST.
WE NEED TO EXPAND PRODUCTION OF 
OIL AND GAS IN AND OFF NOVA 
SCOTIA AND IN AND OFF 
NEWFOUNDLAND, LABRADOR AND 
BECOME A LOW COST PRODUCER IN 
EVERY FIELD.
>> THANK YOU, THAT CONCLUDES 
TOPIC 1.
THE NEXT THEME IS JUSTICE AND 
STEVEN BLANEY WILL BE THE FIRST 
TO RESPOND.
LATE LAST YEAR A JUDGE STRUCK 
DOWN A SENTENCE FOR A MAN FOUND 
GUILTY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A 
YOUNG GIRL.
HERE A MAN WAS CONVICTED 
BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THE 
SLEEPING VICTIM HAD GIVEN 
CONSENT.
HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE THE LAWS?
STEVEN BLANEY?
>> THE QUESTION IS EASY.
THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE.
WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WHAT WE 
HAVE DONE FOR TEN YEARS, IT'S 
FAIRLY SIMPLE, THE PETER MacKAY 
 --  PUT VICTIMS FIRST.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
I CO-SIGNED A VICTIM CHARTER OF 
RIGHTS.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF 
LEGISLATION BUT WE STILL NEED 
TO STOP THE REVOLVING DOORS.
WE NEED TO TELL THE SUPREME 
COURTS YOU ARE WRONG.
ONE PLUS ONE WE HAVE A COUNT IN 
HERE, IT MAKES TWO.
YOU DON'T DOUBLE YOUR TIME 
BEFORE YOU GET YOUR SENTENCE.
WE NEED MORE JUDGES.
THIS JORDAN CASE IT'S ABSURD 
YOU ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION AND 
YOU GET A FREE PASS BECAUSE THE 
TIME IS UP.
NO MY TIME IS UP, NO CAUSE 
SHALL BE UNHEARD AND TRIAL 
ABORTED BECAUSE OF 
INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE KIRNT 
JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT ARMS   --  
THAT HARMS THE VICTIMS ONCE 
AGAIN, THEY HAVE BEEN HARMED 
ONCE.
>> MAXIME BERNIER.
>> I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO FOR CANADIANS AND 
SECURITY OF THIS COUNTRY.
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, WE 
MUST HAVE JUDGE, AT THE SUPREME 
COURT WHO WILL RESPECT THE 
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PARLIAMENT.
AND THE JUDGE ARE NOT THERE TO 
MAKE LAWS.
THEY ARE THERE TO INTERPRET 
LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO BE SURE THE NEXT 
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT WILL 
BE A JUDGE THAT WILL INTERPRET 
THE CONSTITUTION AND NOT MAKING 
LAWS.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
>> ANDREW SCHEER?
>> AS A FATHER OF FIVE 
CHILDREN, NOTHING INFURIATES ME 
MORE THAN WATCHING A NEWS ITEM 
WARNING ME AS A PARENT THAT THE 
STATE HAS ALLOWED A REPEAT 
SEXUAL OFFENDER BACK IN MY 
COMMUNITY AND I SHOULD BE ON 
GUARD.
I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO 
BE ON GUARD AS A PARENT.
I THINK THAT OFFENDER SHOULD BE 
UNDER GUARD IN PRISON.
THE LEFT LIKES TO TALK ABOUT 
JUSTICE ISSUES AND THEY LIKE TO 
TALK ABOUT HOW THEY ARE FULL OF 
COMPASSION BUT THEIR COMPASSION 
IS ALWAYS FOR THE CRIMINAL.
I WANT A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT 
COMPASSIONATE FOR LAW ABIDING 
MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN THEY 
ARE RAISING AND HAVE A DUTY TO 
PROTECT.
>> RICK PETERSON?
>> I'M THE SON OF AN RCMP 
OFFICER AND I HAVE TWO GORGEOUS 
DAUGHTERS.
SO I THINK YOU CAN UNDERSTAND 
HOW I WOULD FEEL, AND I 
UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYBODY ELSE 
WOULD FEEL IN THE CASE THAT'S 
BEEN BROUGHT UP.
I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO 
BOTTOM END OF THE JUSTICE 
SYSTEM, THAT'S OUR FRONT LINE 
OFFICERS, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO 
ANSWER THE CALLS, GO TO THE 
HOUSES, TRYING TO PRODUCE 
EVIDENCE.
I COMMIT AS PRIME MINISTER TO 
REINFORCE AND TO UPGRADE THE 
ARMS AND THE ABILITY THAT OUR 
FRONT LINE RCMP OFFICERS HAVE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT 
UNDER MY LEADERSHIP WE ARE 
GOING TO BE RECRUITING THE BEST 
AND THE BRIGHTEST, UNDER MY 
LEADERSHIP, THE RCMP HAD TAKE A 
NEW AND UNBLEMISHED ROLE OF 
DEFENDING OUR LAWS AND JUSTICE 
SYSTEM THAT'S HELPED THE MEN 
AND WOMEN OF THE CUTTING EDGE 
OF THE KNIFE, OUT THERE RISKING 
THEIR LIVES EVERYDAY FOR YOU 
AND I AS THEIR LEADER, AS THEIR 
PRIME MINISTER, I'VE GOT THEIR 
BACKS, THANK YOU.
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU WILL FIND THERE'S A 
LOT OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN US IN 
TERMS OF WANTING TO FIGHT CRIME 
AND SUPPORT VICTIMS BUT ONE 
ISSUE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS MY 
CONCERN, I THEY YOUR CONCERN 
WITH THE SUPREME COURT AND IT'S 
ENCROACHMENT ON PARLIAMENT.
IN RECENT DECADES IT'S BEEN THE 
SUPREME COURT JUDGES WHO HAVE 
DECIDED THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL 
QUESTIONS, NOT VOTERS, AND NOT 
PARLIAMENT.
THE MOST RECENT BEING 
EUTHANASIA.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES HAVE MADE 
THE LAW IN CANADA, IN THIS CASE 
DIDN'T JUST STRIKE DOWN THE 
EUTHANASIA LAW.
THEIR RULING WAS SO 
PRESCRIPTIVE TELLING PARLIAMENT 
WHAT THEY COULD AND COULD NOT 
DO, THEY WERE MAKING THE LAW.
THE SUPREME COURT IS NOT 
EQUIPPED IN DOING THIS.
FIRST READING, SECOND READING, 
COMMITTEE, THIRD READING AND 
THEN INTO THE SENATE.
AT EACH STAGE YOU AS CANADIANS 
HAVE AN INFLUENCE OVER THE 
FORMATION OF THAT LAW.
AT ALL STEPS YOU HAVE INPUT.
NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITH THE 
SUPREME COURT.
IT'S SIMPLY OVERRULING 
PARLIAMENT AND YOU THE 
CANADIANS NEED TO HOLD [OFF MIC]
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI?
>> THANK YOU.
WE MUST ENSURE OUR LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE THE 
FUNDS AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK 
TO KEEP CANADA SAFE.
PUNISHMENT MUST FIT THE CRIME.
VICTIM RIGHTS MUST BE 
STRENGTHENED.
OUR JUSTICE MUST NOT BE 
BURDENED BY DELAYS, BECAUSE 
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE 
DENIED.
LET ME SAY THIS, I HAVE SAID 
THIS ON MANY OCCASIONS, OUR 
COUNTRY IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, 
SHARIA LAW AS I STATED HAS NO 
PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY, SO LET'S 
FORGET THAT DEBATE, CLOSE IT, 
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
LET'S GET ON TO THE MOST 
IMPORTANT ISSUE.
TRAGEDY OF HOME GROWN 
TERRORISM, WHETHER ISLAMIC 
RADICALIZATION OR WHITE 
SUPREMACIST, LET'S GET ONTO 
MAKE SURE OUR SOCIETY IS A 
HARMONIZED SOCIETY.
>> LISA RAITT?
>> THANK YOU, ROB.
I WENT TO SCHOOL IN THE 1990'S 
LAW SCHOOL.
IT WAS AT THAT TIME WHEN WE 
REALLY DID TOUGHEN UP THE LAWS 
AROUND SEXUAL ASSAULT BUT IF 
YOU HAPPEN TO READ AN ARTICLE 
IN THE PAPER THERE'S SOMETHING 
TROUBLING HAPPENING WITH 
REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, IT'S 
PROPENSITY OF LAW OFFICIALS 
NAME THEM BEING UNFOUNDED IN 
THE COMPLAINT.
WE NEED TO HAVE A HARD LOOK, IF 
THE GIRLS ARE COMING FORWARD 
AND TALKING ABOUT AN ASSAULT 
THAT HAPPENED TO THEM, WE NEED 
TO MAKE SURE OUR FRONT LINE 
HAVE THE BEST TRAINING THERE 
IS, SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE 
FRAILTIES OF THE VICTIM THEY 
ARE DEALING WITH.
THAT TRAINING HAS TO BE AT THE 
FRONT LINES.
IT HAS TO BE WITH THE CROWN 
PROSECUTOR, IT HAS TO BE WITH 
THE JUDGES.
IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY, IF 
THESE GIRLS ARE COMING FORWARD 
FROM ONE OF THE UNIVERSITIES, I 
HAVE TO TELL YOU, READ THE 
ARTICLE, NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA 
SCOTIA HAVE TERRIBLE RANKINGS, 
IF YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT, YOU 
CAN'T HELP IT.
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>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> I AGREE WITH LISA, IT IS A 
CRISIS.
THE INVESTIGATION WE HAD FROM 
ONE CANADIAN NEWSPAPER ABOUT 
THESE UNFOUNDED CASES, ONE IN 
FIVE VICTIMS IS BEING SENT 
HOME, TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT 
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
WE HAVE HEARD THESE STORIES, 
MET THESE VICTIMS, WE MUST 
CHANGE THE SITUATION.
I'M THE FATHER OF TWO 
DAUGHTERS, ONE 7, ONE 5.
THE ISSUE IS NOT JUST WITHIN 
OUR BORDERS.
WE ARE RAISING CHILDREN IN THIS 
COUNTRY, WE ARE TRYING TO BE 
STRONG IN A WORLD WHERE ISIS IS 
DEALING OUT BRUTALITY, 
ESPECIALLY AGAINST WOMEN 
EVERYDAY.
IN A WORLD WHERE RUSSIA HAS 
JUST MADE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
LEGAL.
WE NEED TO STAND FOR WHAT IS 
RIGHT AND WE STAND FOR 
PREVENTION, WE STAND WITH 
VICTIMS, WE NEED A PRIME 
MINISTER THAT CARES ABOUT THESE 
THINGS, WE NEED A JUSTICE 
SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES ACCESS, 
THAT IS SWIFT AND THAT KEEPS 
REPEAT OFFENDERS OFF THE 
STREETS.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> THANK YOU.
THE QUESTION WAS ON MANDATORY 
MINIMUMS OR SEXUAL ASSAULTS.
WE HEARD A LOT OF MY FRIENDS 
TALK ABOUT SUPREME COURT AND A 
RANGE OF ISSUES.
I HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID 
MANDATORY MINIMUMS ARE REQUIRED 
FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, KIDNAPPINGS 
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
PUBLIC SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE 
COMES FIRST.
UNDER CONSERVATIVES VICTIMS 
COME FIRST.
AND THEY DID UNDER THE HARPER 
GOVERNMENT.
I WILL USE AN EXAMPLE, PETER 
MacKAY DID INCREDIBLE WORKUP 
DATING OUR CRIMINAL CODE AFTER 
THE REHTAEH PARSONS CASE IN 
NOVA SCOTIA.
WE TACKLED CYBER BULLYING 
BECAUSE THE CRIMINAL CODE DID 
NOT ANTICIPATE PEOPLE COULD BE 
HARASSED OR HARMED ONLINE.
CONSERVATIVES LISTENED AND 
CHANGED THE LAW TO PROTECT VIC 
IMS.
THAT'S HOW I WILL ACT AS PRIME 
MINISTER, SAFE COMMUNITIES, 
VICTIMS FIRST, TOUGH ON 
VIOLENCE SEXUAL OFFENDERS.
>> BRAD TROST.
>> MY FRIEND WAS RIGHT, THE 
QUESTION WAS ABOUT MANDATORY 
MINIMUM SENTENCES SOMETHING WE 
PASSED UNDER THE LAST 
CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT.
THE PROBLEM IS JUDGES STRIKE IT 
DOWN.
WE HEAR TALK ABOUT REPLACING 
JUDGES, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING 
IN THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION, 
NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE.
WHAT IT REALLY SAYS IS THE BUCK 
STOPS WITH PARLIAMENT.
AND IF WE WANT THOSE MANDATORY 
MINIMUMS WE CAN USE WHAT'S 
KNOWN AS THE NOTWITHSTANDING 
CLAUSE, WE CAN PASS THAT 
LEGISLATION AGAIN AND WE CAN 
ACTUALLY HAVE IT IMPLEMENTED IN 
LAW, EVEN IF LEFTIST JUDGES 
OVERTURN IT.
IF YOU THINK A LAW IS MORAL AS 
PRIME MINISTER THE FIRST TIME 
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO STAND 
BY IT ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU 
MEET YOUR VOTERS.
THAT MEANS A BRAD TROST 
GOVERNMENT WILL BACK THAT 
LEGISLATION WITH THE 
NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE EVERY 
TIME.
>> ANDREW SAXTON.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY 
OF A GOVERNMENT IS TO ENSURE 
THE SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS.
MANY DON'T THINK WE HAVE A 
JUSTICE SYSTEM BECAUSE MANY 
DON'T GET JUSTICE.
WE HAVE TO PUT THE RIGHTS OF 
CANADIANS AHEAD OF CRIMP UNTILS.
WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL 
INTERFERENCE, THIS IS A 
TERRIBLE CRIME.
YOU ARE RUINING PEOPLE'S LIVES 
AND THE PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT 
THE CRIME AND REMINDS ME THE 
STORY OF THE POOR WOMAN IN 
MONTREAL WHO HAD ACID THROWN ON 
HER FACE, HER FACE MELTED, THE 
PERSON WHO DID THAT TO HER IS 
OUT WALKING THE STREETS AFTER A 
SHORT TIME, SHE HAS TO LIVE 
WITH THOSE SCARS THE REST OF 
HER LIFE.
AS PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA I 
WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A 
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
>> MICHAEL CHONG?
>> THANKS, ROB.
I SUPPORT MANDATORY MINIMUM 
SENTENCES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, 
PUNISHMENT AND DETERRENT NATURE 
OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 
MY WIFE AND I HAVE THREE 
CHILDREN, GRADES 7, 4 AND 2.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME 
THAN THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
BUT I THINK WE NEED EQUAL 
EMPHASIS ON REHABILITATION.
I'M A CHRISTIAN, I BELIEVE IN 
REDEMPTION AND I ALSO BELIEVE 
THE PEOPLE WHO ENTER OUR PRISON 
SYSTEM ALSO NEED TO BE 
REHABILITATED.
ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN CANADA 
THERE ARE SOME 16,000-17,000 
FEDERAL INMATES IN OUR FEDERAL 
PENITENTIARY SYSTEM BUT THERE 
ARE SOME 3 MILLION CANADIANS 
WHO, AT ONE POINT IN THEIR 
LIVES MADE A MISTAKE AND 
COMMITTED A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
WE HAVE UNDERSTAND THE VAST 
MAJORITY ENTER OUR SOCIETY AND 
WE HAVE TO ENSURE 
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ARE IN 
PLACE SO ONCE THEY DISCHARGED 
THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY, THEY CAN 
BECOME ONCE AGAIN PRODUCTIVE 
MEMBERS OF [OFF MIC]
>> KELLIE LEITCH.
>> THE SAFETY OF OUR 
COMMUNITIES IS PARAMOUNT AND 
IMPORTANT FOR CANADIANS.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS SAFE AND 
PROSPEROUS NATION PEOPLE CHOOSE 
TO COME HERE EVERY DAY, I 
SUPPORT MANDATORY MINIMUMS.
IN OUR COUNTRY THOUGH, TOO MANY 
WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL 
AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT AND PROPOSED 
CHANGING THE LEGISLATION AROUND 
MAKING SURE PEPPER SPRAY AND 
MACE ARE AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN 
FOR SELF DEFENCE.
WHEN I BECOME PRIME MINISTER I 
WILL CHANGE THE LAW.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN 
DON'T GO TO JAIL BECAUSE THEY 
WERE DEFENDING THEMSELVES.
ON MY PROPOSAL, ONLY ONE 
INDIVIDUAL HAS MADE A COMMENT.
MAXIM BERNIER MADE FUN OF THIS 
ISSUE.
MAXIME IS WRONG.
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM SEXUAL 
AND PHYSICAL ASSAULT IS AN 
EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER.
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>> KEVIN O'LEARY.
>> I TRAVEL THE WORLD AS AN 
INVESTOR AND I GO TO SOME OF 
THE HARSHEST PLACES ON EARTH, I 
WISH I COULD TAKE SOME OF YOU 
WITH ME WHERE LAW IS JUST A 
CONCEPT.
I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME 
CRITICIZING OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM 
OR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO 
ENFORCE IT IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN 
EVERY TIME I COME HOME I WANT 
TO GET OFF THE PLANE AND KISS 
THE GROUND HERE, THIS IS AN 
EXTRAORDINARY COUNTRY.
WE ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE ON 
EARTH WHAT, WE ENJOY IN 
FREEDOMS, WHAT WE HAVE AND 
SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS 
US, THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT 
ENFORCE IT, YOU HAVE TO COME 
WITH ME AND SEE WHAT THE OTHER 
SIDE LOOKS LIKE, IT'S BRUTAL.
WE ARE LUCKY, LUCKY.
I CAN'T CRITICIZE, I'M SORRY, 
WE ARE LUCKY.
>> THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE 
REBUTTAL PHASE AND FIRST IS 
LISA RAITT.
>> THANK YOU, ROB.
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THERE I AM.
TWO OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PANEL 
SAID THE QUESTION I ANSWERED 
WAS WRONG I SHOULD HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT MANDATORY MINIMUMS.
I WILL TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT IS 
TOPICAL AND I WILL MAKE IT A 
PROMISE AFTER READ WHAG I READ 
IN "THE GLOBE AND MAIL" ABOUT 
THE PROPENSITY OF UNFOUNDED 
REPORTS GOING IN FROM POLICE 
OFFICERS I CALL UPON THIS 
TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT TODAY TO 
MAKE SURE IN THEIR BUDGET THEY 
HAVE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THESE 
PEOPLE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE 
TRAINGING SO WE DON'T SEND OUR 
DAUGHTERS WHERE THEY CAN'T GET 
JUSTICE.
>> BRAD TROST.
>> MIKE HAD A REALLY GOOD POINT 
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT 
REHABILITATION IS.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE GOING BACK 
AND REOFFENDING BUT I REMEMBER 
WHAT A MENONITE PASTOR TOLD ME 
ONE OF THE WAYS TO PREVENT THEM 
FROM REOFFENDING, MAKE SURE 
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CELLS SO 
THEY AREN'T FORCED TO JOIN 
GANGS.
WE NEED ADEQUATE CELLS FOR 
PRISONERS, SO WHEN THEY ARE IN 
THERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO JOIN 
GANGS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR 
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> MAXIME BERNIER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S 
CLEAR THAT I'M FOR MANDATORY 
MINIMUM SENTENCE WHEN WE NEED 
IT AND WE NEED TO HAVE 
REHABILITATION AND WE NEED TO 
PUT MORE RESOURCES IN 
REHABILITATION.
SO I'M VERY PROUD TO BE 
CANADIAN.
AS YOU KNOW I WAS FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS MINISTER, I TRAVELED 
ACROSS THE WORLD, AND YES WE 
HAVE A GREAT SYSTEM, JUDICIARY 
SYSTEM.
BUT IT'S A GREAT COUNTRY 
BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF 
PEOPLE LIKE YOU, ALL TOGETHER 
WE CAN DO SOMETHING GREAT FOR 
THIS COUNTRY.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER.
>> I HAVE LIVED IN SOME OF 
THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS 
NO RULE OF LAW.
AND 
HEALTH CARE SPENDING IN NOVA 
SCOTIA REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 
40% OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS HAS 
BEEN GROWING IN NOVA SCOTIA, 
ALONG WITH A SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN PEOPLE ATTEMPTING 
TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING REGULARLY 
EXCEEDS PLANNED SPENDING.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO ADDRESS 
MENTAL HEALTH AND FEDERAL 
HEALTH CARE TRANSFERS AND WOULD 
THIS BE A PRIORITY?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ROB.
HEALTH CARE IN CANADA IS A 
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.
WITH THE POLICIES ACCORDING TO 
THE CONSTITUTION AND PILLAR OF 
CANADIAN IDENTITY.
I WILL ALWAYS RESPECT HEALTH 
CARE INITIATIVES, IMPROVING 
MENTAL HEALTH.
HOME CARE DELIVERY OR 
COMPASSION FOR TERMINAL HEALTH, 
AS WELL AS ADVOCATING THE BEST 
PRACTICES IN THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, I FEEL WE NEED TO 
CREATE A NATIONAL AGENCY TO 
STANDARDIZE CERTIFICATIONS AND 
COURT OF CONDUCT FOR MEDICAL 
BASED PROFESSIONS THIS WILL 
HELP FAST TRACK QUALIFIED 
PROFESSIONALS TO FILL THE GAPS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE MUST ALSO ADDRESS 
ACCESSIBILITY TO AFFORDABLE 
DRUGS AND I THINK BECAUSE OF 
OUR AGING POPULATIONS WE MUST 
TAKE A BOLD STEP, LET'S HAVE A 
DIALOGUE ON PHARMA CARE.
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU WILL HEAR 
SIMILARITY IN RESPONSE.
TO ME ONE OF THE GREATEST 
THREATS IS THE LEGALIZATION OF 
EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET 
COMFORTABLE WITH THE WORDS AND 
WE CAN OVER LOOK WHAT'S GOING 
ON.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER A 
PATIENT CAN SAY TO THEIR 
DOCTOR, KILL ME.
THIS IS A SEISMIC SHIFT IN OUR 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DIE IN 
PAIN, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS 
DON'T WANT THEM TO.
I WOULD ADVOCATE MORE 
PALLIATIVE CARE SO PEOPLE ARE 
COMFORTABLE, SO THEY DON'T NEED 
TO CHOOSE EUTHANASIA OR 
ASSISTED SUICIDE.
IT WILL COST A LOT LESS THAN 
PALLIATIVE CARE, SO UNLESS YOU 
HAVE A LEADER THAT ACTUALLY 
PRIORITIZES PALLIATIVE CARE AND 
SAYS I WILL PUT TREMENDOUS 
FUNDING AND RESEARCH THAN 
EUTHANASIA WILL BECOME THE 
LEAST EXPENSIVE OPTION [OFF MIC]
>> RICK PETERSON.
>> THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TOPIC.
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO WORKS 
DAY-TO-DAY INSIDE WITH 
ENTREPRENEURS IN CANADA.
AND WHAT OUR HEALTH CARE NEEDS 
IS MORE PRIVATE SECTOR 
APPROACH, PRIVATE SECTOR IDEAS, 
PRIVATE SECTOR PRESENCE.
I WILL GIVE YOU A HEAD'S UP ON 
TUESDAY NEXT WEEK, FEBRUARY 
12th YOU WILL SEE A DETAILED 
PROPOSAL THAT WILL GIVE THE 
PROVINCES MORE SAY UNDER MY 
LEADERSHIP AS PRIME MINISTER.
YOU WILL FIND THAT DR. BRIAN 
DAY, WHO IS LEADING SUPREME 
COURT CHALLENGE IN BRITISH 
COLUMBIA IS GOING TO COME OUT 
AND SUPPORT MY PLAN, MY 
APPROACH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S BE 
CLEAR HERE, ALL OF US, I'M 62, 
I THINK THERE'S A FEW OF YOU A 
LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE YOUNGER, 
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, YOU WILL 
PAY.
YOUR HEALTH WILL PAY, YOUR 
FAMILY WILL PAY, UNLESS WE HAVE 
INNOVATION, UNLESS WE HAVE MORE 
CHOICE, UNLESS WE HAVE HEALTH 
INSURANCE THAT IS MORE ATTUNE 
TO THE NEEDS OF EVERYBODY OUT 
THERE, WE ARE GOING TO GET 
HURT, UNDER MY LEADERSHIP THAT 
WILL STOP AND WE WILL TURN THE 
CORNER AND [OFF MIC]
>> ANDREW SCHEER.
>> WITH RESPECT TO MENTAL 
HEALTH, ABSOLUTELY, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY A 
LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE 
PROVINCES.
FIRST TEARING DOWN THE STIGMA 
AROUND MENTAL HEALTH.
I WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE ALL OF 
THOSE ON STAGE AND ALL IN THE 
ROOM WHO TOOK PART IN THE BELL 
LET'S TALK DAY.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO 
GETTING PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT 
THOSE ISSUES.
BUT WE NEED ACTION.
I WOULD ENDORSE THE KIRBY 
COMMISSION REPORT, I'M PROUD TO 
HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY 
COLLEAGUE SENATOR DENISE 
BATTERS, I WANT TO BUILD ON 
WHAT THE CONSERVATIVE 
GOVERNMENT DID ON OUR VETERANS 
WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO 
HAVE COME BACK FROM PUTTING 
THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE, THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A 
RESPONSIBILITY TO THOSE 
VETERANS AND AS PRIME MINISTER 
I WILL MAKE THAT A PRIORITY.
>> MAXIME BERNIER?
>> CANADA HAS THE WORST WAIT 
TIMES FOR SURGERY IN THE 
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
WE ARE THE COUNTRY, WHO SPEND 
THE MOST FOR HEALTH CARE IN 
THESE COUNTRIES WE MUST DO 
SOMETHING.
WHAT WE CAN DO IN LINE WITH 
RESPECTING OUR CONSTITUTION, 
INSTEAD OF TAXING CANADIANS AND 
GIVING THAT TO PROVINCES WE 
MUST LOWER TAXES AT THE FEDERAL 
LEVEL.
LIKE THAT, THEY WILL BE 
RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE 
THE POPULATION AND THEY WILL 
HAVE THE RIGHT INCENTIVES FOR 
HAVING A UNIVERSAL MIXED SYSTEM 
WITH PRIVATE DELIVERY AND 
PUBLIC DELIVERY OR SERVICES BUT 
NOT LIKE THE U.S.
LIKE IN EUROPE, LIKE IN JAPAN, 
LIKE IN AUSTRALIA, SO WE CAN 
FIX IT, WE CAN GIVE THE RIGHT 
INCENTIVE TO PROVINCES TO DO IT.
THAT'S THE SOLUTION AND THE 
RIGHT SOLUTION.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> SO ROB, WHEN I WAS PUBLIC 
SAFETY MINISTER, POLICE 
OFFICERS WOULD TELL ME MOST OF 
THE TIME THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER 
MENTAL ILLNESS CASES.
THAT'S WHY WE DELIVER 
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED MORE 
MONEY IN THAT AREA BUT 
REARRANGE THE WAY WE ARE 
DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH 
ISSUES WE FIND IT IN OUR PRISON 
AS WELL.
NOW THAT'S AN ISSUE.
WE TRANSFER MASSIVE AMOUNT TO 
PROVINCES IN A PARTNERSHIP WAY.
NOW WE HAVE JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS MY WAY OR THE 
HIGHWAY.
IT'S OTTAWA KNOWS BEST.
I AGREE WITH MAXIME WE NEED TO 
RESPECT PROVINCES WHO HAVE 
THEIR JURISDICTION, ALSO TO 
EMPOWER THEM TO EXPLORE 
INNOVATIVE AND MORE EFFICIENT 
WAY TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE.
THANK YOU.
>> KEVIN O'LEARY?
>> ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM WITH 
HEALTH CARE THE WAY IT'S 
CONSTRUCTED IN CANADA HAS A LOT 
TO DO WITH THE ECONOMY.
YOU SAW THE SQUABBLES ON 
TRANSFER TAXES, WHAT'S 
OCCURRING IS CANADA DOESN'T 
WORK AT 4% G.D.P. GROWTH, THE 
PROVINCES WORK AT 3%.
THE REASON WE HAVE LONG WAIT 
TIMES FOR CATARACT AND HIP 
REPLACEMENT SURGERY ETC., 
BECAUSE THE CUPBOARD IS BARE.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT WORK WHETHER 
YOU TRANSFER, WHATEVER 
STRUCTURE YOU WANT, WILL NOT 
WORK UNLESS WE GET GROWTH BACK 
TO 3%.
THAT'S THE CORE PROBLEM.
NOW WE HAVE A HEALTH ACT HERE 
THAT PUTS IT BACK TO THE 
PROVINCES, BUT THE TRANSFER 
PAYMENTS ARE REALLY WHAT THE 
DEBATE IS ABOUT.
YOU SAW HOW CONTENTIOUS THAT 
WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE ECONOMY IS 
NOT GROWING THIS PROBLEM WILL 
NOT GO AWAY, IT'S ONLY GOING TO 
GET WORSE AND WAIT TIMES WILL 
EVEN EXTEND, HAVE TO GET TO %.
--  3%.
THAT'S THE PRIMARY MANDATE OF 
ANYBODY UP HERE ON THIS PODIUM.
>> KELLIE LEITCH?
>> AS A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN 
AND SURGEON I HAVE A BIT OF A 
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN I 
THINK OTHERS SITTING AT THIS 
TABLE.
I'VE BEEN IN OPERATING ROOMS, 
AND I'VE  FOCUSED ON HEALTH 
INNOVATION.
THERE ARE REAL PROBLEMS.
ANYONE WHO SAYS THERE ARE 
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO THIS, IT'S 
JUST ABOUT WHEN YOU SHOW UP 
WITH YOUR VISA CARD AT THE 
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THEY 
SIMPLY AREN'T TELLING YOU THE 
TRUTH.
MY FOCUS WILL BE DIFFERENT, 
IT'S NOT ON THE BICKERING 
BETWEEN THE PROVINCES AND 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT FO KUGS 
ON THE PATIENT.
MAKING SURE THAT YOUR LOVED ONE 
GETS ACCESS TO THE MENTAL 
HEALTH SERVICES THEY NEED.
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE 
SERVING YOU, MAKING SURE THAT 
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS GET 
WHAT YOU DESERVE.
YOU DESERVE TIMELY ACCESS TO 
CARE, HIGH QUALITY CARE AND 
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING ACHIEVE 
THAT BY SHOWING UP WITH A 
BIGGER BANK CARD.
>> MICHAEL CHONG?
>> THANKS, ROB.
I THINK THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT 
WHETHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SHOULD COMPEL PROVINCES TO 
DELIVER MENTAL HEALTH CARE 
SERVICES IN A CERTAIN WAY.
MY VIEW IS THAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT PUT 
CONDITIONS ON FEDERAL TRANSFERS 
TO THE PROVINCES FOR 
ALLOCATIONS TO SPECIFIC FORMS 
OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.
WE HAVE A FUTURE PREMIER IN 
HERE, JAMIE BAILEY, WE 
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO TIE HIS 
HANDS AS THE PREMIER OF THIS 
PROVINCE IN  DELIVERING PUBLIC 
HEALTH CARE FOR NOVA SCOTIA 
CANADIANS.
THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT TOOK 
THAT APPROACH, FROM 2006-2016, 
FEDERAL HEALTH CARE TRANSFERS 
GREW AT A COMPOUNDED RATE 5.7% 
PER ANNUM, THAT'S A HEALTHY 
RATE OF INCREASE, PREDICTABLE 
THAT ALLOWED PROVINCES TO PLAN 
OUT FOR THE DELIVERY OF THEIR 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.
>> ANDREW SAXTON?
>> A FEW YEARS AGO, I RUSHED MY 
MOTHER TO THE EMERGENCY OF OUR 
LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WE WERE TOLD 
TO WAIT.
AND OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS 
WE WAITED AND I WATCHED MY 
MOTHER HAVE A STROKE IN THE 
WAITING ROOM OF THAT HOSPITAL.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY IN THIS 
ROOM TO GO THROUGH THAT 
EXPERIENCE THAT I WENT THROUGH.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THROWING 
MONEY AT THE PROBLEM IS 
NECESSARILY THE SOLUTION.
WE SPEND MORE ON HEALTH CARE 
THAN JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER 
COUNTRY BUT WE ARE NUMBER 17 
WHEN IT COMES TO RECEIVING 
SERVICES.
WE HAVE TO FIND A MORE 
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF 
DELIVERING HEALTH CARE TO 
CANADIANS.
AND THAT MIGHT MEAN WE HAVE TO 
LOOK AT THE PRIVATE DELIVERY OF 
HEALTH CARE IN CANADA BECAUSE I 
THINK CANADA IS ONE OF THE 
THREE LAST COUNTRIES ALONG WITH 
CUBA AND NORTH KOREA THAT ONLY 
HAS ONE DELIVERY SYSTEM OF 
HEALTH CARE.
WE NEED A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM 
AND AS PRIME MINISTER I WILL 
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR ALL 
CANADIANS.
>> BRAD TROST?
>> THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT 
MENTAL HEALTH AND PRIORITIZING.
I THINK EVERYONE OF US WANTS TO 
PRIORITIZE IT.
A LOT OF US ARE GOOD PERSONAL 
FRIENDS WITH A MEMBER OF 
PARLIAMENT WHO HAD REAL 
STRUGGLES WITH IT THAT DIDN'T 
END WELL.
WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE BUT HOW 
DO WE DECIDE IT'S A GREATER 
PRIORITY THAN THINGS LIKE OLD 
AGE HOMES?
WAITING LISTS.
I I HOPE MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS 
ONE, BECAUSE I HAVE A PERSONAL 
INTEREST IN IT.
BUT WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO IS 
WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, 
WE NEED TO GIVE THE PROVINCES 
FLEXIBILITY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL 
CANADIANS ARE COVERED AND THEY 
CAN HAVE HEALTH CARE FROM 
COAST-TO-COAST.
WE NEED TO GIVE THE PROVINCES 
THE PLEXABILITY TO SOLVE WITH 
ADEQUATE FUNDING.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE PROUDEST DAYS I HAD 
AS MINISTER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
IS IN HALIFAX WHEN I ANNOUNCED 
THE NEW OPERATIONAL STRESS 
CLINIC IN HALIFAX.
WHY THAT WAS SPECIAL?
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NAVY 
AND AIRFORCE WILL BE SERVED BY 
THIS AND I SERVED WITH THE NAVY 
AND THE SEA KING SQUADRON HERE 
IN NOVA SCOTIA WHERE I MET MY 
WIFE REBECCA, BEING HERE WAS 
VERY SPECIAL TO MAKE SURE WE 
ARE TAKING CARE OF THOSE NEEDS 
AND ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR 
SERVICE DOGS.
HERE IN THE EASTERN PASSAGE A 
LEADER NATIONALLY, AND I KNOW 
JAMIE BAILEY AND OTHERS ARE 
WORKING ON VETERAN HEALTH IN 
PARTICULAR.
ATLANTIC CANADA VERSUS THE REST 
OF CANADA, ESPECIALLY URBAN 
CANADA, WITH THE SHRINKING 
POPULATION, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS TO FIND A WAY TO 
HELP PARTICULARLY RURAL PARTS 
OF NOVA SCOTIA.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> WE CAME WITH REGARD TO 
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
THAT INVOLVE BRINGING 
GOVERNMENT TOGETHER OR ASKING 
THE PROVINCES TO DO MORE OR 
THINKING ABOUT OTHER 
PRIORITIES, WE NEED TO ACCEPT 
THIS IS AN OVERRIDING NEW 
PRIORITY.
THAT THIS IS AN AREA THAT NEEDS 
TO BE ADDRESSED URGENTLY 
BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY 
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL 
HEALTH PROBLEMS IN OUR 
CORRECTIONS SYSTEM.
WHO WOULDN'T HAVE OFFENDED IF 
THEY HAD BEEN TREATED PROPERLY.
THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE 
HOMELESS, NOT BECAUSE THEY 
CAN'T FIND A PLACE TO LIVE BUT 
BECAUSE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
ISSUES, IT'S A CONTINUING ISSUE 
IN THE FORCES AND IT NEEDS TO 
BE ADDRESSED AS A PRIORITY, I 
WOULD MAKE THIS A PRIORITY AS 
PRIME MINISTER.
TO MEASURE RESULTS, TO EM PEKT 
RESULTS TO MAKE SURE CANADA 
MULTIPLIES THE NUMBER OF HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE FRONT 
LINES TOMORROW.
>> LISA RAITT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROB.
WHEN I WAS MINISTER OF LABOUR, 
MYSELF, LEONA AND DIANE BANDED 
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE GAVE 
32,000 TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD 
HAVE A STANDARD FOR WORKPLACE 
SAFETY, WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH 
AND IT'S GROWN INTO BELL CANADA 
LET'S TALK AND A FIRST AID KIT.
THE WORK WE DID IS AMAZING.
WE CAN GET CAUGHT UP TALKING 
ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING 
TO GO TO WHAT PROVINCE AND WHAT 
STRINGS WILL BE ATTACHED BUT I 
CAN TELL YOU THIS, I KNOW FOR A 
FACT THAT A PRIME MINISTER WHO 
TELLS THEIR MINISTERS OF 
JUSTICE, OF HEALTH, OF LABOUR, 
OF HUMAN RESOURCES, OF DEFENCE, 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, OF 
TRANSPORTATION, THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO ACTUALLY VALUE MENTAL 
HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE AND WE 
ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO 
ENSURE THERE'S NO STIGMA AND WE 
DO BETTER AS A SOCIETY, YOU 
WILL SEE HUGE GAINS IN DEALING 
WITH THIS ISSUE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT 
TRANSFER FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU, NOW ONTO 
REBUTTALS, RICK PETERSON?
>> THANKS, ROB.
KEVIN O'LEARY SAYS IT'S THE 
ECONOMY BUT HE  DOESN'T HAVE A 
PLAN.
HE HAS A GUITAR BUT I HAVEN'T 
SEEN A PLAN YET.
GO TO MY WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE 
MY PLAN.
GROW THE WHOLE ECONOMY SO 
HEALTH CARE COUNTS.
MICHAEL CHONG WANTS TO INCREASE 
SPENDING, CHRIS ALEXANDER WILL 
INCREASE SPENDING, HOW ARE YOU 
GOING TO DO IT?
IT'S THE ECONOMY THAT WILL BE A 
DRIVER OF YOUR HEALTH CARE 
SOLUTIONS, I HAVE A PLAN.
>> BRAD TROST.
>> AS CONSERVATIVES WE ALL 
AGREE THE PROVINCE SET THE 
PRIMARY ROLE OF THE HEALTH CARE.
WE DON'T WANT TO TIE THE HANDS 
OF THE NEW PREMIER.
BUT THERE ARE PRACTICAL THINGS 
THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO, CHANGING 
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
NOVA SCOTIA IS PROBABLY LIKE A 
LOT OF THE OTHER COUNTRY, THERE 
IS PROBABLY A SHORTAGE OF 
DOCTORS.
WE CAN HELP THE PROVINCES BY 
ADJUSTING IMMIGRATION RULES AND 
LAWS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN 
DOCTORS TO SETTLE IN AREAS THAT 
NEED THEM.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> THANK YOU.
JUST DAYS BEFORE COMING TO THE  
LARGE GATHERING OF TORIES, 
MAXIME BERNIER WANTS TO PHASE 
OUT EQUALIZATION.
WHAT HE SAID ABOUT TAX POINTS 
IN THE TRANSFER FOR MARITIME 
PROVINCES WITH ECONOMY THAT'S 
CHALLENGE AND DEMOGRAPHIC 
CHALLENGES, ENDING 
EQUALIZATION, CHANGING TAX 
POINTS WILL HOLLOW OUT SERVICES 
FOR ATLANTIC CANADIANS.
AS PRIME MINISTER I WILL NOT 
ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN, THANK YOU.
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I MENTIONED EUTHANASIA, AND ON 
BEHALF OF MEDICAL HEALTH 
PRACTITIONERS I WANT YOU TO 
KNOW AS LEADER AND FUTURE PRIME 
MINISTER I'M ADVOCATE OF 
CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION TO 
PROTECT OUR MEDICAL 
PRACTITIONERS.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO 
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS IF 
IT'S AGAINST THEIR DEEPLY HELD 
CONVICTIONS AND THE ONLY WAY IS 
WITH CONSCIENCE LEGISLATION, 
THANK YOU.
>> ANDREW SAXTON?
>> I HEARD MAXIME WANTS TO 
REDUCE EQUALIZATION.
THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM IN 
EASTERN PROVINCES.
THE PROBLEM ARE LIBERAL 
GOVERNMENT THAT'S HAVE CAUSED 
THESE PROBLEMS IN THE MARITIMES.
WE NEED GOOD CONSERVATIVE 
GOVERNMENTS ELECTED HERE AND 
MR. BAILEY NEEDS TO GET ELECTED 
SO PLEASE HELP HIM IN THE NEXT 
ELECTION.
I CAN TELL YOU THE ECONOMY WILL 
BE THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN THE 
NEXT ELECTION, I'M THE ONLY 
CANDIDATE WHO HAS SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE IN BOTH 
PRIVATE SECTOR, OVER 30 YEARS, 
AND GOVERNMENT, [OFF MIC]
>>> IT'S GOOD FOR QUEBECERS 
ALSO.
I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH YOU IF 
YOU WANT TO DEVELOP YOUR 
NATURAL RESOURCES.
I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH YOU IF 
YOU WANT TO LOWER TAXES AT 
PROVINCIAL LEVEL.
WE NEED A PLAN THAT IS FAIR AND 
GIVE INCENTIVE TO THE PROVINCE, 
TO EVERY PROVINCE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TO DEVELOP THEIR 
NATURAL RESOURCES.
AND SO THAT'S WHY, YES I WANT 
TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT 
WILL BE GOOD FOR EVERY REGION 
OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> SO MAXIME, WHEN THE TAX BASE 
HERE IS SHRINKING, SO THERE'S 
LESS TAX POINTS TO TRANSFER, 
AND YOU ARE GOING TO END 
EQUALIZATION, AREN'T YOU 
BASICALLY SAYING TO ATLANTIC 
CANADA YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE 
TWO-TIER HEALTH CARE BECAUSE 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NO 
LONGER MAKE SURE THERE'S EQUAL 
ACCESS.
THAT IS WHAT  EQUALIZATION IS, 
FRIENDS.
I THINK YOU OWE IT TO THIS 
CROWD TO EXPLAIN IT.
>> MICHAEL CHONG.
>> THANK YOU, ROB.
MAXIME, I LIKE A LOT OF THE 
IDEAS YOU ARE PROPOSING BUT 
THERE'S ONE IDEA I THINK WILL 
BE AN ELECTORAL DEVASTATION FOR 
US, THAT'S YOUR PROPOSAL TO 
SCRAP THE CANADA HEALTH ACT AND 
REMOVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
ENTIRELY FROM THE DELIVERY OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE IN THIS 
COUNTRY.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF CANADIANS 
BELIEVE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM AND THEY DON'T WANT 
TO SEE THE CANADA HEALTH ACT 
SCRAPPED AND I THINK THAT WOULD 
BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR US IN THE 
NEXT ELECTION.
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI?
>> THANK YOU.
MAXIME, EQUALIZATION ISSUE.
IN THIS COUNTRY OF OURS, WE 
HAVE PROVINCES GROWING AT A 
DIFFERENT RATE.
SOME PROVINCES HAVE RESOURCES, 
THEIR INCOME IS HIGHER THAN THE 
OTHER PROVINCES.
YOU COULD HAVE A LIVING 
STANDARD WHICH IS VERY 
DIFFERENT, EQUALIZATION 
REQUIRES A STANDARD EQUAL 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THAT'S THE STRENGTH OF 
EQUALIZATION, THAT'S WHY WE 
NEED E QUALIZATION, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
KEVIN 'O'   --  KEVIN 'O' LEERY 
WILL BE THE NEXT TO ANSWER.
>>  -- 
THIS IS INDICATIVE OF ECONOMIES 
ACROSS ATLANTIC CANADA.
GIVEN THE SERIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC 
CHALLENGES AND WEAK PERFORMANCE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHAT IS 
YOUR PLAN TO SUPPORT AND GROW 
NOVA SCOTIA'S ECONOMY AND 
CREATE JOBS?
>> IT'S THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT 
TO PROVIDE A RICH SOIL UNDER 
WHICH ANY ENTREPRENEUR, LARGE 
OR SMALL BUSINESS CAN PLANT THE 
SEED AND FLOURISH AS THE 
BUSINESS GROWS, THAT'S THE 
BASIC PREMISE AND MANDATE UPON 
WHICH ANY GOVERNMENT SHOULD 
FORM.
YOU CAN'T EVEN GROW A WEED HERE 
ANY MORE.
THESE POLICIES PUT BY YOUR OWN 
LIBERAL LEADERSHIP, IT'S A 
DISASTER.
THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO BE 
COMPETITIVE SO CAPITAL FROM ALL 
AROUND THE WORLD THAT WANTS TO 
DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES, 
PARTICULARLY RESOURCES IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA HAS THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, THE 
CAPITAL IS FLUID, IT GOES THE 
PLACE OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND 
HIGHEST OPPORTUNITY.
CORPORATE TAXES ARE INSANE IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA.
THEY HAVE TO COME DOWN.
ALL THE REGULATION HERE IS 
PUNITIVE TO JOB GROWTH, IT 
MAKES NO SENSE.
WHEN I'M PRIME MINISTER, WHAT 
I'M GOING TO DO IS PROVIDE A 
FORM OF ECONOMIC THERAPY 
MOTIVATION TO ANY PROVINCE THAT 
DOESN'T GET ONLINE.
ASK KATHLEEN WYNNE HOW IT'S 
GOING.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> WELL I AGREE WITH ERIN 
O'TOOLE THAT EVERY PART OF THE 
COUNTRY NEEDS A DIFFERENT 
APPROACH AND WE NEED A SPECIAL 
APPROACH FOR ATLANTIC.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE REAL ISSUE 
HERE THAT MAKES NOVA SCOTIA 
LOSE 1.2 BILLION A YEAR?
THE BLOOD OF NOVA SCOTIA, IT'S 
YOUTH.
IMMIGRATION.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO WORK IN 
PARTNERSHIP WITH PROVINCES TO 
FIND A SOLUTION WITH A PLAN TO 
KEEP OUR YOUTH HERE WITH 
UNIVERSITY, WITH THE SHIPYARD, 
WITH FARMERS, WITH SUPPLY 
MANAGEMENT, OKAY, YOU HEARD 
THAT.
WE HAVE GREAT FARMS RIGHT HERE 
UP NORTH OF HALIFAX.
PROVIDING MILK TO NOVA 
SCOTIANS, SO THAT'S WHAT WE 
NEED.
WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN A 
RESPECTFUL MANNER, THIS IS A 
FEDERATION, THIS IS NOT A 
DICTATORSHIP, WE WORK WITH 
PROVINCES AND WE FIND A 
SOLUTION THAT ARE ADAPTED TO 
EVERY REGION OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MAXIME BERNIER?
>> I DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL PLAN 
TO GROW THE ECONOMY HERE.
I DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL PLAN TO 
GROW ECONOMY IN MY OWN PROVINCE 
BUT I HAVE A PLAN TO GROW THE 
ECONOMY ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
I WANT TO LOWER TAXES FOR EVERY 
SINGLE CANADIAN.
I WANT TO LOWER TAXES FOR EVERY 
SINGLE ENTREPRENEUR.
I WANT TO CUT CORPORATE WELFARE 
AND I WANT CAPITAL BACK, I WANT 
JOBS BACK, I WANT PEOPLE BACK.
AND IT'S ALREADY WORKING, KEVIN 
IS WITH US TODAY.
YOU KNOW BETTER WHAT TO DO WITH 
YOUR MONEY THAN A BUREAUCRAT OR 
POLITICIAN.
>> ANDREW SCHEER.
>> I MOVED TO SASKATCHEWAN IN 
2003.
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONLY 
YOUNG PERSON THAT YEAR THAT 
MOVED TO SASKATCHEWAN.
WE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM 
IN SASKATCHEWAN THAT YOU HAVE 
HERE IN THE MARITIMES AS WELL.
OUR NUMBER ONE EXPORT WAS OUR 
YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
THEY ARE COMING BACK NOW.
THEY ARE COMING BACK FROM 
ALBERTA, THEY ARE COMING BACK 
FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, THEY ARE 
COMING BACK FROM TORONTO 
BECAUSE WE HAVE LOWERED TAXES.
WE HAVE MADE IT EASIER FOR 
INVESTORS TO CREATE A BUSINESS 
AND HIRE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE CELEBRATED SUCCESS AND 
WE KNOW CONSERVATIVE POLICIES 
CREATE THE PROSPERITY THAT LIFT 
PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY.
THAT'S THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 
AND THAT'S WHAT I WILL DO AS 
PRIME MINISTER, I CAN TELL YOU 
ONE OTHER THING, WHEN IT COMES 
TO CREATING JOBS IN ATLANTIC 
CANADA WE DON'T NEED A MINISTER 
FROM MISSISSAUGA TO TELL PEOPLE 
HERE HOW TO CREATE JOBS.
>> RICK PETERSON.
>> THANKS, EVERYBODY.
AGAIN KEVIN O'LEARY IS RIGHT 
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE AN IDEA HOW 
TO FIX IT.
CAPITAL IS FLUID.
TO ATTRACT THAT CAPITAL LET'S 
TAKE THAT CORPORATE TAX RATE TO 
0.
LET'S BRING CAPITAL INTO THE 
ATLANTIC PROVINCES, BRING NEW 
INVESTMENT INTO JOHNS.
-- INTO JOBS.
MY PLAN WILL BALANCE THE BUDGET 
IN 24 MONTHS AS PRIME MINISTER.
AS THAT HAPPENS, RIGHT NOW, 
EVERY FAMILY HERE IN ATLANTIC 
CANADA WITH TWO WORKING PARENTS 
IS PAYING $4200 THAT WILL COME 
BACK INTO YOUR POCKET BECAUSE 
THE BUDGET IS BALANCED.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, 
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT JOBS 
ARE LINKED TO THE ECONOMY, WE 
HAVE TO ATTRACT CAPITAL AND 
ATLANTIC CANADA DESERVES BETTER 
THAN IT'S GOT SO FAR, UNDER MY 
PLAN IN 24 MONTHS 
PETERSONLEADER.CA.
THANK YOU.
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX.
>> THANK YOU, THE MASTER OF 
CEREMONIES SPOKE ABOUT JOB 
LOSSES IN THE REGION.
I HAVE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
FIRST YOU REDUCE GOVERNMENT 
SPENDING.
WHEN YOU REDUCE GOVERNMENT 
SPENDING YOU CAN THEN REDUCE 
TAXES, WHEN YOUR TAXES GO DOWN 
YOU HAVE MORE MONEY IN YOUR 
POCKET.
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THAT 
MONEY?
YOU WILL SPEND IT IN THE 
ECONOMY.
EVEN IF YOU ARE SAVING FOR THAT 
CAR OR LAPTOP YOU WILL SPEND IT 
IN THE ECONOMY.
IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER, 
YOU WILL SAY I'M SELLING A LOT 
OF LAPTOPS, I WILL HIRE SOMEONE 
TO HELP ME SELL MORE, YOU 
CREATE JOBS BY SUPPORTING 
BUSINESSES, I WOULD CUT TAXES 
FOR OUR BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE 
THEM TO CREATE JOBS.
THAT IS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
IT'S LOWER GOVERNMENT SPENDING, 
LOWER TAXES, YOU WILL BOOST THE 
ECONOMY, YOU WILL HELP 
BUSINESSES CREATE JOBS AND JOBS 
IN THE REGION WILL KEEP YOUR 
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE REGION.
THE ATLANTIC CANADIANS I KNOW, 
THEY LEAVE THE REGION FOR JOBS, 
BUT THEY CAN HARDLY WAIT TO 
COME BACK.
WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF THEY 
COULD JUST STAY HERE AND HAVE 
JOBS.
THANK YOU.
[OFF MIC]
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI?
>> THANK YOU, FOLKS, GOVERNMENT 
DOESN'T CREATE JOBS.
PRIVATE SECTOR CREATES JOBS, WE 
NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE PRIVATE SECTOR 
THRIVES AND CREATE JOB.
MY FIRST PROPOSAL AS YOU KNOW I 
COME FROM ALBERTA, AND THEY 
WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE 
SASKATCHEWAN PEOPLE COME BACK, 
BUT YOU KNOW, FOLKS, SMALL 
BUSINESSES, OKAY.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING LAID OFF.
WHAT IS BEST WAY TO DO IT START 
THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.
I PROPOSE WE GET READY OF THE 
B.D.C. TERNS OUT TO BE A 
DISASTER, GIVING LOANS TO SMALL 
BUSINESSES, CREATE AN 
INSTITUTION TO GIVE LOANS WITH 
LOWER THRESHOLD SO PEOPLE CAN 
GO AND START THEIR OWN BUSINESS 
AND GET EMPLOYED.
THANK YOU.
>> LISA RAITT?
>> FOR SIX YEARS I WAS THE 
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF A PORT AND 
AIRPORT AND I SWITCHED OVER IT 
BEING A MINISTER IN THREE 
PORTFOLIOS IN EIGHT YEARS.
I KNOW HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS.
WE NEED A GROWTH PLAN FOR EACH 
AND EVERY PROVINCE BECAUSE WE 
ARE DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER.
AND YOU START WITH THAT WITH 
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE 
GROUND.
THE SECOND THING WE NEED, WE 
NEED OUR KIDS TO GET TRAINING.
THEY NEED TO GET THAT 
EXPERIENCE.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY LARGE 
BUDGET IN INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND.
WHY DON'T WE MAKE THE COMPANIES 
SET UP TRAINING FOR THE KIDS 
UNDER A CERTAIN AGE SO THEY CAN 
GET THOSE YEARS.
I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT 
SKILL TRADES, I'M TALKING BACK 
OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION, P.R., 
H.R., TO PUT ON THEIR RESUME TO 
GET HIRED.
OTTAWA HAS SOME GREAT JOBS.
THEY ARE GOOD JOBS.
THEY SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE PILLARS OF THEIR 
COMMUNITY.
IT MAY BE TIME FOR THOSE JOBS 
TO BE DECENTRALIZED IN OTHER 
PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY, THERE'S 
NO MONOPOLY.
[OFF MIC]
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> I AGREE THAT THERE IS A 
LEGACY HERE OF NEGLECT OF THE 
NOVA SCOTIA ECONOMY, NO RECENT 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE 
ENOUGH.
AND IT STARTS WITH 
TRANSFORMATION.
IT'S CALLED NOW OR NEVER.
I AGREE AND I WOULD IMPLEMENT 
THE REPORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
A JAMIE BAILEY GOVERNMENT AND 
MAKE SURE THAT WE FEDERALLY ARE 
HELPING NOVA SCOTIA GROW IT'S 
EXPORTS, BECOME THE PLATFORM 
FOR CANADA TO TRADE INTO 
EUROPE, TO INVEST IN EUROPE AND 
THE PLATFORM FOR EUROPEANS 
UNDER FREE TRADE WITH THAT 
GREAT CONTINENT TO COME INTO 
NORTH AMERICA.
THE ASSETS ALREADY STRONG NEED 
TO BE LEVERAGED FURTHER.
EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, PORTS, 
AND AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, 
FISHERIES, ADVANCED 
MANUFACTURING, HIGH TECH, 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE 
VC AND START UP COMMUNITY HERE 
IT ALL NEEDS TO BE LEVERAGED 
[OFF MIC]
>> ERIN O'TOOLE?
>> THANK YOU, AS SOMEBODY WHO 
GOT MY START WORKING WITH THE 
TORRIE PARTY, JON HAMM IN NOVA 
SCOTIA, THE MOST DISAPPOINTING 
PART WAS THE SHUT OUT ATLANTIC 
CANADA.
32 LIBERAL M.P.'S.
I CALLED THEM THE LITTLE LAMBS.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE IN OTTAWA, IT'S SILENCE 
OF THE LAMBS.
THOUSANDS OF JOB LOSSES.
THEY WANTED TO TAKE THE 
ATLANTIC SEAT ON THE SUPREME 
COURT FROM ATLANTIC CANADA.
AND WHAT DID YOU HEAR?
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
I'M VERY PROUD WITH GERALD 
KENNY MYSELF AND OTHERS WE GOT 
THE EUROPEAN TRADE DEAL, SOUTH 
KOREAN TRADE DEAL.
WE EXPANDED THE LENGTH OF THE 
RUNWAY, BUILDING JOBS FOR NOVA 
SCOTIA IN ATLANTIC CANADA.
I WILL DO THAT AS LEADER WITH A 
SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT, I WILL 
MAKE SURE WE GET AN IMMIGRATION 
FAST TRACK TODAY STAY IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA AND KEEP OUR 
YOUTH AT HOME WITH MY KICK 
START PROGRAM.
>> BRAD TROST?
>> LIKE MY CONSERVATIVE 
COLLEAGUES HERE I'VE TALKED 
ABOUT INCOME TAX BUSINESS TAX 
CUTS I SUPPORT.
IT'S NECESSARY TO GET A 
CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THIS 
PROVINCE BUT I THINK PART OF 
THE QUESTION IS NOT JUST WHAT 
GENERAL TAX CUTS WE SUPPORT BUT 
WHAT SPECIFIC POLICIES WE HAVE 
THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY HELP 
ATLANTIC CANADA.
LET ME GO THROUGH THREE 
QUICKLY, YOU LOSE ABOUT HALF 
DOLLAR AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
CLAWED BACK TO THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, THAT'S A TAX THAT 
DISCOURAGES YOU FROM DEVELOPING 
YOUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
THAT'S GOT TO GO.
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING 
NEEDS TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, I'VE BEEN 
GETTING AN EARFUL HOW LOUSY 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE AND WHY 
IT HURTS DEVELOPMENT.
LETS HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY.
WHILE DEFENCE SPENDING SHOULD 
NEVER BE ABOUT THE ECONOMY, IF 
WE FUNDED OUR DEFENCE PROPERLY 
IN THIS COUNTRY, NEW BRUNSWICK 
AND NOVA SCOTIA WOULD GET A 
MASSIVE ECONOMIC BOOST.
THAT'S NOT THE REASON TO DO IT 
BUT IT WOULD BE A HUGE BONUS.
>> ANDREW SAXTON?
>> THANK YOU.
THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN 
CANADA IS DOUBLE THE NATIONAL 
AVERAGE.
AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE 
BRINGING IN TEMPORARY FOREIGN 
WORKERS TO FILL JOBS IN CANADA 
GOING UNFILLED.
WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB 
TRAINING YOUNG CANADIANS WITH 
SKILLS IN THE MARKETPLACE, WE 
NEED TO STRIKE DOWN THAT WALL 
SO PEOPLE ARE GRADUATING TO GET 
A JOB WHEN THEY GRADUATE.
I LIVED IN SWITZERLAND FOR TWO 
YEARS.
SWITZERLAND HAS AN 
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
OVER 80% OF SWISS GRADUATES 
DON'T GO INTO UNIVERSITY, THEY 
GO INTO AN APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM.
NOT JUST TRADES, BANKING, 
FINANCE, INSURANCE, 
PHARMACEUTICALS AS WELL THIS.  
IS WHAT WE NEED IN CANADA.
AS PRIME MINISTER I WILL MAKE 
SURE WE HAVE AN APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM THAT TRAINS YOUTH WITH 
SKILLS NECESSARY IN THE 
MARKETPLACE.
>> MICHAEL CHONG?
>> THANKS, ROB.
I THINK WE HAVE LONG TERM 
CHALLENGES IN OUR COUNTRY.
I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT WE HAVE 
LOW LEVELS OF BUSINESS 
INVESTMENT RELATIVE TO THE 
UNITED STATES AND WE HAVE 
INCOME TAXES ARE FAR TOO HIGH.
MY VIEW IS WE NEED TO 
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE BOTH 
CORPORATE AND PERSONAL INCOME 
TAX AND I THINK THAT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WILL INTRODUCE 
IN THE NEXT YEAR AND INCREASE 
FINANCING AVAILABLE FOR SMALL 
TO MEDIUM END PRIZES.
BY MAKING THE BIG ECONOMIC 
CHANGES ON TAX CUTS AND 
PRIVATIZATION OF THE MORTGAGE 
PROGRAM WE CAN INCREASE AND 
INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH HERE 
IN ATLANTIC CANADA.
>> KELLIE LEITCH.
>> AS I SAID BEFORE, THE PUBLIC 
SECTOR NEEDS TO  SHRINK AND 
PRIVATE SECTOR NEEDS TO GROW.
NOW A CARBON TAX, MORE JOBS 
WILL BE LOST, INVESTMENTS WILL 
GO ELSEWHERE.
AS I HAVE MENTIONED I WILL CAP 
GOVERNMENT SPENDING, ABOLISH 
THE CARBON TAX AND I HAVE A 
BUDGET PLAN.
BUT FOR HERE IN ATLANTIC CANADA 
NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IS 
EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT.
I WILL READ YOU A REPORT FROM 
1943.
IT'S OUR HUMANE DUTY TO PUT THE 
VAST RESOURCES AND RICH LAND 
WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN US IN FULL 
USE.
I HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE SURE WE 
CAN DEVELOP THOSE NATURAL 
RESOURCES WITHOUT ILLEGAL 
INTERFERENCE WHICH WILL HELP 
CREATE JOBS HERE IN ATLANTIC 
CANADA AND I THINK MORE 
IMPORTANTLY MAKING SURE THE MEN 
AND WOMEN IN WESTERN CANADA, MY 
HOME, COME HOME HERE AND MAKE 
SURE THEY GROW THE ECONOMY IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA.
>> THANK YOU, FOR REBUTTAL, 
RICK PETERSON.
>> I'M THANKFUL TO PIERRE 
LEMIEUX AND MICHAEL CHONG AND 
EVERYONE HERE IN FAVOUR OF MY 
TAX CUT PLAN.
THEY WANT TAX CUTS I'M SAYING 
ALL THE WAY TO 0, YOUR TAXES GO 
TO 15.
I WANT TO SAY TO JAMIE BAILEY 
I'M LOOKING FORWARD COMING BACK 
AS LEADER, I'VE BEEN APPROACHED 
IN THE LAST DAY BY ABOUT 15 
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO KNOW I'M IN 
THE VENTURE CAPITALIST 
BUSINESS, GO TO 
PETERSONLEADER.CA.
WE WILL HELP YOU GROW THE 
ECONOMY.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> I WANT TO SHARE GOOD NEWS 
WITH THIS AUDIENCE.
HALIFAX IS THE FASTEST GROWING 
CITY IN CANADA.
SO IT'S NOT ALL BLACK.
IT'S GREY.
I BELIEVE OUR CONSERVATIVE 
SHIPYARD STRATEGY HAS TO DO 
WITH IT.
TALKING ABOUT SHIPYARDS, I CAN 
TELL YOU I KNOW ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE THE LARGEST CANADIAN 
SHIPYARD IS MY RIDING BUT 
THERE'S ANOTHER GOOD NEWS.
WE NEED MUCH MORE ICE BREAKER 
IN CANADA.
WE NEED MUCH MORE NAVY SHIPS.
AND WE NEED TO BREAK [OFF MIC]
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI?
>> THANK YOU, FOLKS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PROVINCIAL 
RIGHTS NOW.
I UNDERSTAND IN THIS PART CHT 
WORLD YOU HAVE TO KISS A COD.
SO WHEN I WAS COMING HERE, THIS 
IS PROVINCIAL ATLANTIC ISSUE TO 
KISS A COD BUT SOMEBODY TOLD ME 
NO, IN HALIFAX YOU KISS WHAT?
YOU KISS A [INAUDIBLE]
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER?
>> JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO 
BREAK THE POLITICAL SCARCITY IN 
NOVA SCOTIA, WE NEED A TAYLORED 
POLICY.
A BREAK THROUGH POLICY WITH 
JAMIE BAILEY LEAD GOVERNMENT 
PARTNERSHIP TO DO THREE THINGS, 
ONE TO MAKE SURE NOVA SCOTIA 
HAS THE MOST COMPETITIVE OR 
EQUAL TO THE MOST COMPETITIVE 
RATE, IMPLEMENT THE IVANY 
REPORT AND [OFF MIC]
>> LISA RAITT?
>> THANK YOU.
WHILE I APPRECIATE MY 
COLLEAGUES ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE 
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN NOVA 
SCOTIA I CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE 
ROOM WANTS, THE ROOM WANTS JOBS 
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR 
KIDS HERE.
I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'M ONE WHO 
WANTED TO STAY HERE.
THROUGH MY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 
WE WILL TRAIN YOUR KIDS SO THEY 
CAN STAY HERE.
OTTAWA IS A BUBBLE.
WONDERFUL RICH ECONOMIC BUBBLE 
WHO DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S 
LIKE TO STRUGGLE.
WE HAVE TO BREAK UP THE BUBBLE 
AND SEND IT OUT TO THE OUT 
REGIONS.
>> THIS IS THE FINAL QUESTION 
OF THE EVENING AND ALSO FINAL 
OPPORTUNITY FOR CANDIDATES TO 
USE THEIR REBUTTALS.
A VOICE FOR  ATLANTIC CANADA IS 
THE FINAL THEME.
KELLIE LEITCH.
ATLANTIC CANADIANS SENT 32 
LIBERAL M.P.'S IN THE LAST 
ELECTION, MANY IN OUR REGION 
ARE STARTING TO FEEL TAKEN FOR 
GRANTED.
UNDER THE LIBERALS, TORONTO 
M.P. IS MINISTER RESPONSIBLE 
FOR A COA.
MUCH NEEDED AND PROMISED 
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS HAVE 
BEEN SLOW TO COME OUR WAY.
WORSE, NONE OF OUR PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENTS APPEAR READY TO 
STAND UP TO OTTAWA.
AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY, AND THEN AS PRIME 
MINISTER WHAT SPECIFICALLY WILL 
YOU DO TO MAKE SURE ATLANTIC 
CANADIANS ARE FAIRLY 
REPRESENTED IN OTTAWA?
>> ATLANTIC CANADA IS A GATEWAY 
FOR OUR NATION.
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, FOR SO MANY 
GENERATIONS.
THIS WAS THEIR FIRST POINT OF 
CONTACT.
ATLANTIC CANADIAN VALUES ARE 
CANADIAN VALUES.
FREEDOM, TOLERANCE, HARD WORK, 
GENEROSITY, THESE ARE THE 
VALUES ENSHRINED IN OUR 
CONSTITUTION AND AT THE CORE OF 
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CANADIAN.
I'VE OUTLINED A COMMON SENSE 
MAN TO MAKE SURE IMMIGRANT 
RECEIVES INTERVIEW, HE WILL BE 
ASKED ABOUT HIS VALUES.
A COMMON SENSE PLAN TWO THIRDS 
OF CANADIANS AND 90% OF 
CONSERVATIVES AGREE WITH.
BUT I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE AT 
THIS TABLE THAT SUPPORTS IT.
IT'S BY ADVOCATING FOR COMMON 
SENSE POLICIES THAT THE 
MAJORITY OF CANADIANS, THE 
MAJORITY OF ATLANTIC CANADIANS 
AGREE WITH, THAT WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO DEFEAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU 
IN 2019 AND ENSURE THERE ARE 
ATLANTIC CANADIAN M.P.'S AT THE 
TABLE AND IN GOVERNMENT.
>> MICHAEL CHONG.
>> THANKS, ROB.
THIS IS A GREAT PROVINCE.
I'VE SPENT MANY TIMES OVER THE 
YEARS HERE IN THIS PROVINCE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT I HAVE CAMPED 
AT MEEK COVE.
MY TENT ALMOST BLUE AWAY.
I SPENT AT TIME AT   --  I 
BELIEVE A CHALLENGE IS THEIR 
M.P.'S AREN'T HEARD AROUND THE 
TABLE.
SO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR SYSTEM 
BY GIVING MORE POWER BACK TO 
ELECTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 
AND GRASSROOTS MEMBERS OF 
POLITICAL PARTIES.
WE HAVE HAD 32 M.P.'S.
NOT ONE SPOKE UP ABOUT THE 
PROPOSED PLAN NOT TO APPOINT A 
JUDGE FROM ATLANTIC CANADA.
NOT ONE HAS SPOKEN UP ABOUT 
PLANS TO CANCEL PLANS FOR 
ELECTORAL REFORM.
THIS PROVINCE AND ITS M.P.'S 
WILL HAVE A REAL VOICE AT THE 
TABLE.
>> ANDREW SAXTON?
>> THANK YOU.
I ALSO COME FROM A COASTAL 
PROVINCE, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND 
WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES FACING 
US YOU HAVE FACING YOU AS WELL.
WE ARE A COASTAL PLAYGROUND.
WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR 
COASTLINE BUT AT THE SAME TIME 
WE REALIZE TO CREATE JOBS WE 
NEED TO GET OUR PRODUCTS TO 
TIDE WATER.
ENERGY EAST IS ONE OF THOSE 
PROJECTS THAT MAKES SENSE.
THERE'S NO SAFER WAY TO 
TRANSPORT OIL THAN A PIPE IN 
THE GROUND THAT COMES TO THE 
EAST COAST.
THAT WILL TAKE OUR RELIANCE OFF 
MIDDLE EASTERN OIL ENTIRELY.
WHY SHOULD WE BE BUYING OIL 
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST IN EASTERN 
CANADA WHEN WE HAVE MORE THAN 
ENOUGH OIL COMING FROM THE WEST.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
THE MARITIME LINK IS ANOTHER 
PROJECT I WOULD LOOK AT FAST 
TRACKING AS WELL.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE CREATE 
JOBS HERE AND FREE TRADE 
AGREEMENT WITH THE EUROPEAN 
UNION IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY 
FOR MARITIMERS TO GET JOBS 
BECAUSE ALL WILL BE SHIPPED 
THROUGH YOUR PORTS.
AS PRIME MINISTER I WILL MAKE 
SURE YOUR PORTS ARE BUZZING 
AGAIN.
[OFF MIC]
>> BRAD TROST?
>> THE QUESTION IS THE VOICE 
FOR ATLANTIC CANADA.
I DON'T THINK THE NEXT LEADER 
OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY NEEDS 
TO WAIT UNTIL HE IS PRIME 
MINISTER.
OTTAWA DOESN'T KNOW BEST.
THAT'S NOT JUST TRUE FOR THE 
COUNTRY THAT'S TRUE FOR THE 
PARTY.
AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE LAST TEN 
YEARS WE ARE IN GOVERNMENT 
SOMETIMES THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT 
OF THE PROBLEM, ON PARTY 
AFFAIRS ON THINGS INTERNALLY ON 
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES, ON 
VARIOUS THINGS, OTTAWA NEW BEST.
THE SAME THING NEEDS TO GO WHEN 
I AM PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
THE PRIME MINISTER IS FIRST 
AMONG EQUALS, HE NEEDS TO 
DELEGATE DECISIONS TO HIS 
REGIONAL MINISTERS WHO SHOULD 
ACTUALLY HAVE PORTFOLIOS THAT 
FIT THEIR REGION, YOU NEED TO 
LISTEN TO SCOTT ARMSTRONGS, 
THEY NEED AUTHORITY TO MAKE 
DECISIONS FOR THEIR REGION WHEN 
THEY GET BACK IN PARLIAMENT.
NOT ALL DECISIONS CAN OR SHOULD 
BE MADE BY THE PRIME MINISTER.
HE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO HIS 
CAUCUS.
>> ERIN O'TOOLE.
>> WHO WILL BE A VOICE?
I AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE STUDIED 
HERE, SERVED IN THE MILITARY 
HERE, AND WHEN I LEFT, I TOOK A 
PART OF THIS PLACE IN MY HEART.
I WORKED TO SUPPORT MILITARY 
RESOURCE CENTRES IN GREENWOOD 
HERE IN HALIFAX.
I STARTED THE ALEXANDER KEEFFE 
SOCIALABLE AND RAISED MONEY FOR 
I.W.K. MARITIMERS TRANSPLANTED 
WORKING IN TORONTO.
I'VE BEEN FIGHTING ISSUES OFTEN 
WHEN MY FRIEND LISA, 
PARTICULARLY ON THE SUPREME 
COURT OF CANADA, TO MAKE SURE 
YOU HAVE A VOICE.
NOW WHEN, AS I SAID, THERE'S 
THE SILENCE OF THE 32 LAMBS IN 
OTTAWA.
SO AS YOUR LEADER, I HAVE SAID 
THE REBUILDING OF OUR PARTY AND 
THE WIN IN 2019 STARTS IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA AND I WILL BE 
HERE IN THE LEGION HALLS, 
CHURCH BASEMENTS FIGHTING WITH 
YOU TO WIN SOME GREAT SEATS 
BACK, INCLUDING YOU, ROB.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER.
>> I WILL SPEND SUMMERS HERE ON 
CAPE BRETON ISLAND, I WAS PROUD 
TO BE HERE OFTEN AS PETER 
MacKAY'S  -- 
WE NEED MUCH MORE.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH JUST TO HAVE A 
VOICE, STRONG VOICES, WE WILL 
HAVE THEM IN OTTAWA AGAIN, WE 
NEED A VISION FOR WHAT IS GOING 
TO TRANSFORM THIS ECONOMY, IT'S 
BEEN SINCE FEDERATION, OUR 
ECONOMY HAS BECOME MORE AND 
MORE ORIENTED.
IT'S BENEFITED THE TWO BIG 
PROVINCES IN THE CENTRE, WE 
HAVE HAD A BIT OF GROWTH, IT'S 
TIME TO TURN OURSELVES OUTWARD, 
SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH FREE 
TRADE IN EUROPE AND WITH ASIA 
AND BUILD THOSE ENERGY BRIDGES 
THAT ARE GOING TO HELP KEEP 
EUROPE FREE.
THAT ARE GOING TO HELP REDUCE 
DEPENDENCE OF EUROPE ON 
VLADIMIR PUTIN.
THAT ARE GOING TO CREATE A NEW 
GENERATION OF JOBS HERE [OFF 
MIC]
>> LISA RAITT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IN 
ORDER TO HAVE A STRONG ATLANTIC 
VOICE, WE NEED TO RETURN STRONG 
ATLANTIC M.P.'S AND NEED TO 
RETURN THE TRUST OF THE VOTER.
FOR ALL WHO KNOCKED DOORS YOU 
KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.
THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THE 
VOTERS.
ATLANTIC CANADA IS A FOUNDING 
PART OF OUR COUNTRY, IT'S A 
CARING PART OF OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WARS, WE 
HAVE GONE THROUGH DISASTERS, WE 
HAVE GONE THROUGH NEGLECT.
WHEN WE RUN OUT OF RESOURCES 
AND MANUFACTURED GOODS TO SEND 
TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD WE 
EDUCATE AND SEND OUR MOST 
PRECIOUS RESOURCE, WE SEND OUR 
CHILDREN.
WE DESERVE A VOICE, WE HAVE 
EARNED THAT VOICE, AND I WILL 
LISTEN TO THAT VOICE.
WE WILL GET THESE VOTES BACK.
AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE 
GROW TOGETHER BECAUSE AT THE 
END OF THE DAY, ATLANTIC 
CANADIANS HAVE CONSISTENTLY 
PUNCHED ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT AND 
THEY ARE AN INCREDIBLY 
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WONDERFUL 
COUNTRY.
>> DEEPAK OBHRAI.
>> THANK YOU, LET ME REMIND 
EVERYONE, ALL CONSERVATIVE 
M.P.'S ARE YOUR VOICE, EVEN IF 
YOU COME FROM A DIFFERENT PART 
OF THE COUNTRY WE STAND UP FOR 
WHAT IS RIGHT AND IN THIS CASE 
RIGHT FOR ATLANTIC CANADIAN 
PROVINCES.
BUT LET ME ALSO SAY ONE THING, 
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE 
RESPECT PROVINCIAL RIGHTS.
ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES SAYS HE 
WILL NOT RESPECT PROVINCIAL 
RIGHTS BUT IF WE MAKE 
GOVERNMENTS VERY STRONG, THEY 
CAN STAND UP AT TIMES FOR THEIR 
OWN RIGHTS IN THIS PROVINCE FOR 
ATLANTIC CANADA.
SO LET'S ENSURE WE ARE STANDING 
AT THE P.C. CONVENTION.
ENSURE THE PROVINCES HAVE 
PROVINCIAL CONSERVATIVE 
GOVERNMENTS THAT CAN STAND UP 
FOR YOU AND FIGHT FOR YOUR 
RIGHTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THANK YOU.
>> PIERRE LEMIEUX?
>> THANK YOU, I THINK YOU NEED 
MORE ELECTED M.P.'S ON THE 
CONSERVATIVE SIDE IN OTTAWA.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
YOU WIN THE CONFIDENCE OF 
ATLANTIC CANADIANS AND I'M 
CONFIDENT THE RECIPE FOR 
SUCCESS BY PUTTING IN PLACE A 
STRONG HEALTHY ECONOMY THAT 
CREATES JOBS.
I THINK IF ATLANTIC CANADIANS 
WANT GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN THE 
REGION SO THEY CAN STAY IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA AND RAISE THEIR 
FAMILIES.
AND THAT TYPE OF WINNING 
FORMULA WILL LEAD TO A 
CONSERVATIVE WIN IN MANY 
RIDINGS WHICH WILL INCREASE 
YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR VOICE IN 
OTTAWA.
I ALSO THINK THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT CAN CHANGE THE WAY 
IT DOES BUSINESS.
IN OTHER WORDS IN THIS 
TECHNOLOGICAL AGE IT'S POSSIBLE 
FOR MANY PEOPLE TO WORK 
REMOTELY OR FROM SATELLITE 
OFFICES THAT MIGHT BE LOCATED 
IN THE REGION SO THAT ATLANTIC 
CANADIANS DON'T NEED TO GO TO 
OTTAWA TO WORK A GOVERNMENT 
JOB, THEY CAN WORK REMOTELY OR 
ATTACH SATELLITE GOVERNMENT 
OFFICES IN THE REGION.
I WOULD SEE THE GOVERNMENT 
CHANGING THE WAY IT WORKS IN 
ORDER TO HELP [OFF MIC]
>> RICK PETERSON?
>> ROB, THIS IS THE MOST 
IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE 
NIGHT, IT FEELS SO GOOD TO COME 
HOME, I'M A PETER LOUGHEED 
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, 1997 
1 I SEENED.
--  I SIGNED.
I SUPPORTED PETER MacKAY.
HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON I 
CALLED LAST SUMMER WHEN I WAS 
LOOKING AT COMING INTO THIS 
RACE.
OUR PARTY NEEDS MORE 
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE VOICES.
UNDER MY LEADERSHIP THE 
PROGRESSIVE ELEMENT OF THIS 
PARTY WHICH HAS BEEN TOO QUIET, 
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN STRONG 
ENOUGH, WILL REGAIN VIGOR.
THE SECOND THING IS WE NEED TO 
BEAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
TO BEAT JUSTIN TRUDEAU, YOU 
NEED A PLAN.
YOU HEARD ABOUT MY PLAN.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
>> GRASSROOTS SUPPORT, I'VE 
BEEN ON CAMPAIGNS THE LAST 30 
YEARS [OFF MIC]
THANKS.
>> ANDREW SCHEER.
>> WELL IT'S BEEN VERY 
FRUSTRATING TO SEE THE REWARD 
FOR ATLANTIC CANADA FOR VOTING 
LIBERAL EN MASS.
BUT IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE IT 
HAPPENS EVERY TIME THERE'S A 
TRUDEAU IN OFFICE.
IT'S THE SAME OTTAWA KNOWS BEST 
CENTRALIZING BIG GOVERNMENT 
APPROACH THE LIBERALS FAMOUS 
FOR.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE 
TO MAKE SURE ATLANTIC CANADA 
HAS A STRONG VOICE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ALTHOUGH 
IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT, THE SUPREME COURT 
POSITION, IT'S ALSO ENERGY 
EAST, WATCHING ALL 32 LIBERAL 
M.P.'S RUNNING AGAINST ENERGY 
EAST WAS ONE OF THE MOST 
FRUSTRATING DAYS IN THE HOUSE 
OF COMMONS.
IT'S THE MORATORIUM ON COAL 
SLAPPED ON THIS PROVINCE 
WITHOUT ANY CONSULTATION.
THAT'S THE TYPE OF THING WE AS 
CONSERVATIVES WILL FIGHT.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO WIN 
BACK THOSE SEATS IN 2019.
>> MAXIME BERNIER?
>> I WANT TO BE YOUR VOICE.
I WANT TO BE THE VOICE FOR 
ATLANTIC CANADA BUT ALSO THE  
VOICE FOR ALL CANADIANS.
I WANT TO HELP YOU TO DEVELOP 
YOUR ECONOMY AND I THINK THE 
BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS FOR I 
THINK A REAL FREE TRADE IN 
CANADA.
IT'S A SHAME THAT AFTER 150 
YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WE 
DON'T HAVE AN ECONOMIC UNION.
THAT WAS THE CONDITION FOR 
BEING, CREATING THIS COUNTRY.
WE MUST HAVE FREE TRADE.
THE COST FOR YOU IS TOO HUGE 
BECAUSE YOU ARE A SMALL MARKET.
IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO SELL YOUR 
GOODS, OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY, 
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO CREATE 
WEALTH AND JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY.
SO IF WE HAVE REAL FREE TRADE 
WE CAN INCREASE THE GROWTH OF 
THE G.D.P. HERE IN ATLANTIC 
CANADA BY 2 AND 3% SO WE CAN DO 
THAT TOGETHER.
I HAVE A PLAN FOR BEING SURE WE 
WILL HAVE REAL FREE TRADE AND 
THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE AN 
ECONOMIC UNION AFTER 150 YEARS.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> THERE WERE ZERO CONSERVATIVE 
MEMBERS IN QUEBEC IN 2006.
ZERO.
WHAT DID WE SAY?
WE SAID WE WOULD DO WHAT WE SAY 
AND SAY WHAT WE DO.
WE SAID WE WOULD PUT MONEY BACK 
IN THE POCKET OF THE PEOPLE AND 
WE GOT REELECTED, FOUR TIMES 
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD 
REGION FOR CONSERVATIVE, MAXIME.
WHY?
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO TRUST US.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TRUST.
I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK 
WITH COLLEAGUES LIKE ROB MOORE, 
LOYOLA HERN.
[INAUDIBLE] WHERE I WAS AT THE 
SHOOTING.
IT NEEDS TO BE PART OF OUR NEXT 
GOVERNMENT.
IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO 
ACCOUNT AND THAT'S HOW WE ARE 
GOING TO WIN BACK HEART OF 
ATLANTIC BY BEING TRUE TO 
OURSELVES, THANK YOU.
>> KEVIN O'LEARY?
>> ATLANTIC CANADA REPRESENTS A 
HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 
CONSERVATIVE PART Y.
MOST OF US CAN TRACE OUR D.N.A. 
HERE
MY FATHER, MY MOTHER.
I LOOK AT THESE FANTASTIC 
OPPORTUNITY THIS WAY.
YOU HAVE TO APPEAL TO THE 
PEOPLE.
IT WILL BE A PERSONAL FAILURE 
FOR ME IF I CAN'T TURN EVERY 
LEBANESE IMMIGRANT IN ATLANTIC 
CANADA INTO A CARD-CARRYING 
CONSERVATIVE.
THEY MAKE GREAT FOOD AND THEY 
ARE GREAT ENTREPRENEURS.
AND IF YOU ARE IRISH, YOU ARE 
MINE.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TOGETHER 
HERE.
BACK TO OTTAWA.
BUT THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.
REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO BUILD THIS 
PARTY BACK TO WHAT HARPER HAD 
ON HIS FIRST MAJORITY MANDATE.
300,000 MEMBERS.
WE ARE UNDER 100,000.
I HAVE TO EXPAND THE BASE.
THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE 
IN ATLANTIC CANADA.
>> NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE 
REBUTTAL PHASE.
ANDREW SAXTON?
>> THANK YOU, I WILL TURN EVERY 
HUNGARIAN IMMIGRANT INTO A 
CARD-CARRYING CONSERVATIVE.
AND EVERY UNITED EMPIRE 
LOYALIST AS WELL.
THE ECON MIRKS FOLKS WILL BE 
THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN THE 
NEXT ELECTION BECAUSE THIS 
TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT IS THE MOST 
ECONOMICALLY INEPT SINCE THE 
LAST TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT.
I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE ON STAGE 
WHO HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE 
IN FINANCE IN THE PRIVATE 
SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT, I WORK 
WORLD JIM FLAHERTY AS 
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, I WAS 
PART OF THE FINANCIAL TEAM THAT 
BALANCED THE BUDGET.
I WILL DO IT AGAIN.
ANDREWSAXTON.CA.
[OFF MIC]
[Laughter]
>> KEVIN O'LEARY?
>> NOWHERE ON YOUR PASSPORT OR 
CANADIAN CONSTITUTION DOES IT 
SAY YOU HAVE TO TOLERATE 
MEDIOCRITY IN GOVERNMENT, AND 
INCOMPETENCE.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE.
THE BODY POLITIC IN CANADA IS 
NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYWHERE ELSE 
AROUND THE WORLD.
PEOPLE ARE SICK OF POLITICIANS 
SPITTING THEM B.S.
THAT TIME IS OVER, FRIENDS.
THAT'S WHY I'M IN THIS RACE.
WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE IT ALL.
>> ANDREW SCHEER.
>> YOU KNOW, MR. O'LEARY JUST 
TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING OUR BASE 
AND BUILDING UP OUR MEMBERSHIP.
BUT AT SAME TIME HE SAYS HE 
ISN'T GOING TO SEEK A SEAT 
RIGHT AWAY IN THE HOUSE OF 
COMMONS.
HE ISN'T GOING TO GIVE THIS 
PROJECT HIS FULL ATTENTION.
LE KEEP HIS OTHER JOB AND 
CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE 
WORLD.
BEATING JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN 2019 
IS A FULL TIME JOB.
IT REQUIRES A FULL-TIME 
COMMITMENT.
>> STEVEN BLAENY.
STEVEN BLANEY?
>> FRANKLY WE HAVE MISSED YOU 
IN QUEBEC.
YOU SAID TO WIN OVER JUSTIN 
TRUDEAU YOU HAVE TO SHOW 
COURAGE.
WELL, DEEPAK SHOWED COURAGE AND 
NOW HE HAS MORE FANS THAN YOU 
DO IN QUEBEC.
CANADIAN AND CONSERVATIVES 
DESERVE TO HAVE A LEADER THAT 
HAS COURAGE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LISA RAITT?
>> AFTER THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION, 
NOVA SCOTIANS EXPRESSED 
GRATITUDE TO FOLKS IN UNITED 
STATES BY SENDING THEM A 
CHRISTMAS TREE EVERY YEAR.
THIS YEAR THE CHRISTMAS TREE  
CAME FROM CAPE BRETON.
IT WAS GREAT, I NEVER THOUGHT 
BOSTON IN RETURN WOULD SEND US 
A CANDIDATE FOR THE LEADERSHIP.
>> MICHAEL CHONG?
>> MR. O'LEARY, YOU SAID YOU 
WANT TO GROW OUR PARTY BUT YOU 
HAVE SHOWN A REMARKABLE LACK OF 
JUDGMENT.
YOU POSTED A HORRIFIC VIDEOTAPE 
OF YOURSELF FIRING A MACHINE 
GUN AT IN MIAMI ON THE VERY 
SAME DAY WE WERE BURYING THE 
DEAD FROM THE QUEBEC CITY 
ATTACKS LAST WEEKEND.
THIS IS NOT THE JUDGMENT OF 
SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE LEADER OF 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OR PRIME 
MINISTER OF CANADA.
>> KEVIN O'LEARY.
>> HERE IS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN 
A MAJORITY MANDATE.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE COULD 
TURN THE COUNTRY AROUND.
WHILE MY FELLOW POLITICIANS 
HERE ARE SITTING IN OTTAWA I 
WILL GO FROM COLLEGE TO COLLEGE 
TO COLLEGE AND WIN BACK EVERY 
SINGLE VOTER THAT TRUDEAU TOOK 
AWAY FROM US, HE GOT 82% OF 
THAT YOUNG VOTE.
LUCKILY I HAVE A WICKED 
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, THEY 
KNOW ME AS A ENTREPRENEUR, YES 
THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF 
TELEVISION.
I WILL GET 60% OF THOSE KIDS TO 
VOTE FOR US.
[OFF MIC]
>> THAT WAS THE LAST OF OUR 
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FEDERAL 
LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES FOR 
SHARING THEIR RESPONSES.
IT'S CLEAR THAT NO MATTER WHICH 
CANDIDATE IS LEADER AFTER MAY 
27th, THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF 
CANADA WILL BE IN VERY GOOD 
HANDS.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE 90-SECOND 
CLOSING STATEMENTS WITH LISA 
RAITT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NOVA 
SCOTIA, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO BE 
HERE AND YOU HAVE BEEN 
WONDERFUL.
GIVE YOURSELF A ROUND OF 
APPLAUSE BUT DON'T CUT TOO MUCH 
IN MY TIME, THANK YOU.
LET'S REVIEW THE RECORD OF THE 
LIBERALS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD PROMISE TO 
RUN A $10 BILLION DEFICIT, THEY 
DIDN'T DO THAT.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD BALANCE A 
BUDGET BY 2019.
IT'S 2055 NOW.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD REINSTATE 
MAIL HOME DELIVERY, NOT GOING 
TO HAPPEN.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD CUT SMALL 
BUSINESS TAXES, LEFT THAT ONE 
BEHIND.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD HOLD AN 
OPEN COMPETITION FOR COMPETING 
ON C.F. 18'S.
HE ALSO SAID THERE WOULD BE 
REVENUE NEUTRAL TAX CUTS, COST 
OVER $1 BILLION AND FINALLY THE 
FAIT ACCOMPLI, THEY PROMISED 
THIS ELECTION WOULD BE THE LAST 
ONE FIRST PAST THE POST AND 
GUESS WHAT, THEY RENEGED ON 
THAT AGAIN.
TRUDEAU IS NOT A MAN OF HIS 
WORD WHA. I CAN TELL YOU IS IT 
THIS WHEN WE RUN AGAINST HIM IN 
2019 YOU WANT TO PUT A LEADER 
YOU TRUST, AND YOU KNOW, KNOWS 
YOU.
HE DOESN'T KNOW US.
HE HAS NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT 
A JOB.
HE HAS NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT 
HIS KIDS GETTING A JOB OR A 
DOWN PAYMENT FOR A HOUSE.
THESE ARE REAL THINGS THAT 
OCCUPY OUR MINDS AND OUR TIMES 
AND CAUSE US TO LOSE SLEEP.
I'M THE BEST LEADER FOR THIS 
CONSERVATIVE PARTY BECAUSE WHEN 
I STAND THERE I REMIND HIM WHO 
HE ISN'T, HE ISN'T ONE OF US, 
HE ISN'T ONE OF YOU, AND HE 
DEFINITELY DOESN'T THINK OF YOU 
WHEN HE MAKES DECISIONS.
>> CHRIS ALEXANDER.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT.
EVERY WORD OF IT.
AND I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK 
ALL OF YOU AND NOVA SCOTIA FOR 
THIS HOSPITALITY WE HAVE HAD 
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PAY 
TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE OTHER 
CANDIDATES, ALL OF MY 
COLLEAGUES ON THE STAGE FOR 
BEING PART OF AN EXCITING 
BROAD-BASED RACE.
WHAT OTHER NATIONAL PARTY IN A 
G-7 COUNTRY BRINGS THIS MUCH 
TALENT TO THE TABLE?
IT'S A SIGN OF OUR STRENGTH, 
IT'S A SIGN WE 
MUST BE SURE YOU WILL HAVE ALL 
THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 
YOUR DREAMS AND I WANT TO BE 
WITH YOU.
AND I WANT TO BE ALSO WITH MY 
COLLEAGUES HERE ON THIS STAGE 
WILL BE A GREAT TEAM AND 
TOGETHER, YES, WE WILL BE ABLE 
TO BE BACK IN GOVERNMENT AND WE 
WILL BE ABLE TO BRING MORE JOBS 
IN POOR COMMUNITIES IN CANADA.
MERCI.
>> KELLIE LEITCH.
>> TO BEAT TRUDEAU, OUR PARTY 
HAS TO DO THREE THINGS, TALK 
COMMON SENSE POLICIES, 
ORGANIZE, AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE 
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
COMMON SENSE IDEAS LIKE 
SCREENING IMMIGRANTS FOR 
CANADIAN VALUES, MAKING SURE 
WOMEN ARE EMPOWERED WITH PEPPER 
SPRAY SO THEY CAN DEFEND 
THEMSELVES.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE 
BUILDING THAT COMMON SENSE 
MOVEMENT SO THAT CANADIANS JOIN 
US.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF HEAT FOR 
THESE IDEAS AND THINGS WE DO 
BUT WHEN TWO THIRDS OF 
CANADIANS AGREE WITH YOU, YOU 
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK 
THROUGH.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS IF WE 
ARE UNAFRAID, WE ARE GOING TO 
WIN.
>> STEVEN BLANEY.
>> FELLOW CANADIANS, THE 
COUNTDOWN FOR VIMY 100 HAS 
BEGUN.
THE BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE 
APRIL 9th, 1917, WHERE WE WILL 
COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH OF A 
NATION, A DEFINING MOMENT, BUT 
LOST 3,000 CANADIANS.
THIS WEEK IN QUEBEC CITY WE 
LOST SIX CANADIANS OVER A 
HEINOUS CRIME.
CO-FOUNDER OF THE ISLAMIC CITY 
CULTURAL CENTRE SAID WE MUST 
CONTINUE TO LIVE BETTER 
TOGETHER.
FOR THE MILLENIALS, THE NEXT 
GENERATION, FOR A REAL 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN 
LIVING TOGETHER FOR OUR OWN 
HUMANITY, WE MUST TAKE UP OUR 
QUARREL WITH THE FOLK AND HAVE 
THE COURAGE TO REACH OUT TO 
ANSWER YES TO THIS CALL FOR 
ACTION BECAUSE WE ARE CANADIAN.
MERCI.
>> BRAD TROST.
>> TONIGHT I DID NOT CRITICIZE 
MY FELLOW CONSERVATIVE 
CANDIDATES BECAUSE THEY ALL 
HAVE GOOD IDEAS AND I BELIEVE I 
CAN WORK WITH EACH AND EVERYONE 
OF THEM.
I CAN WORK WITH EACH AND 
EVERYONE OF THEM BECAUSE I'M 
100% THROUGH AND THROUGH 
CONSERVATIVE.
I'M KNOWN AS A SOCIAL 
CONSERVATIVE, SOMEONE WHO 
BELIEVES IN THE VALUE, SANCTITY 
OF HUMAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION 
TO NATURAL DEATH.
I FOUGHT THINGS LIKE C 16 ALSO 
KNOWN AS THE BATHROOM BILL.
I STOOD UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF 
FIREARMS OWNERS AND I THINK WE 
NEED TO FINISH THE JOB AND 
REPEAL THE FINAL ELEMENTS OF 
BILL C68.
I'M A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE.
LOWER TAXES, LESS WASTE, 
PRIVATIZING THINGS LIKE THE CBC.
I'M A DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT AS LEADER OF 
THIS PARTY, AS PRIME MINISTER 
OF CANADA, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE 
ANSWERS, I NEED A GOOD TEAM, I 
NEED A STRONG TEAM, FROM SEA TO 
SEA.
THE LIBERALS WILL BE VERY TOUGH 
TO BEAT, WE KNOW THAT, WE NEED 
EVERYONE ON THIS STAGE TOGETHER 
TO FIGHT THEM BUT WE OWE IT TO 
CANADIANS TO DEFEAT THE 
GOVERNMENT OF JUSTIN TRUDEAU, 
THEY ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY 
AND WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR OUR 
FELLOW CANADIANS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING 
ME HERE TONIGHT.
MERCI AND MAY GOD BLESS EACH 
AND EVERYONE OF YOU.
>> RICK PETERSON.
>> I WAS IN QUEBEC CITY 
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON STANDING 
WITH 4,000 OTHER CANADIANS IN 
THE QUEBEC CITY CONVENTION 
CENTRE.
AND I HEARD WORDS OF PASSION, I 
HEARD WORDS OF TOLERANCE, I 
HEARD WORDS OF LOVE.
I HEARD WORDS LIKE [SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I WAS REMINDED BY CATHOLICS, 
JEWS, MUSLIMS, AGNOSTICS, WHAT 
A DEEPLY RICH COUNTRY WE HAVE.
IN FRONT OF US, WE ARE THREE 
DEAD MEN.
AZZEDINE SOUFIANE, IBRAHIMA 
BARRY, MAMAOU BARRY.
ENTREPRENEURS ALL OF THEM.
FATHERS ALL OF THEM.
OWNER OF A GROCER, AND BUTCHER.
MEDIC TECHNICIAN AND I.T. 
TECHNICIAN.
AS I LISTENED TO THE SPEECHES I 
THOUGHT OF YOU HERE AS 
CONSERVATIVES BECAUSE THE 
VALUES THAT I HEARD IN THE 
CONVENTION CENTRE OF QUEBEC 
CITY YESTERDAY ARE CONSERVATIVE 
VALUES.
OUR PARTY MUST WORK HARD TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE PARTY.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
AND THAT OUR PARTY IS THE PARTY 
THAT STANDS UP AND DEFENDS A 
SYSTEM OF IMMIGRATION AND 
JUSTICE THAT WELCOMES THE WORLD 
AND MAKES US ALL BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> ANDREW SAXTON?
>> FRIENDS, I'M RUNNING FOR 
LEADER OF OUR PARTY AND PRIME 
MINISTER OF CANADA BECAUSE I 
BELIEVE THAT CANADA IS A PLACE 
THAT'S KNOWN, WHERE IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM OR 
WHAT YOU DO OR WHAT YOUR NAME 
IS, IF YOU WORK HARD AND 
PERSEVERE YOU CAN ACHIEVE 
FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR YOU AND 
YOUR FAMILY AND CREATE 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR CHILDREN.
I KNOW SOMEBODY THAT CAME TO 
CANADA AS AN ORPHAN AT THE AGE 
OF 17 FROM WAR-TORN EUROPE.
HE HAD NOTHING EXCEPT THE 
DESIRE TO SUCCEED IN HIS NEW 
HOME, AT THE AGE OF 20 HE 
STARTED A NEW BUSINESS AND HE 
GOT HIS FRIENDS TO INVEST IN 
THAT BUSINESS AND OVER THE NEXT 
15 YEARS HE AND HIS PARTNERS 
GREW THAT INTO THE THIRD 
LARGEST FINANCE COMPANY IN 
CANADA WITH OVER 2,000 
EMPLOYEES AND OVER 200 BRANCHES 
FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
THAT PERSON WAS MY FATHER.
AND HE TAUGHT ME A GREAT DEAL 
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD 
WORK.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU IN THIS 
AUDIENCE HAVE STORIES OF PEOPLE 
WHO STARTED WITH NOTHING AND 
CREATED THEIR DREAM HERE IN 
CANADA.
AS PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA I 
WILL ASK MY GOVERNMENT EVERYDAY 
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP 
CANADIANS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS?
THANK YOU.
>> MY KIDS SAY WHEN ARE WE 
GOING HOME BECAUSE IT REALLY IS 
HOME HERE, I WENT TO LAW 
SCHOOL, I MARRIED MY WIFE, I 
WAS PART OF YOU, I WAS A 
VOLUNTEER AT THESE CONVENTIONS 
AND HELPED JON HAMM WIN IN 1999 
SERVED ON PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE 
WITH MANY OF YOU AS VOLUNTEERS, 
MY ENTIRE CAMPAIGN TEAM IS FULL 
OF NOVA SCOTIANS.
I NEED YOU TO JOIN MY TEAM TO 
MAKE SURE WE CAN WIN.
WE HAVE A PRIME MINISTER WHO 
HAS AN ECONOMY OUT OF CONTROL, 
TAXES RAISING FOR EVERYONE, THE 
MILITARY ATTROPHING.
WE HAVE A CELEBRITY IN CHIEF.
WE DON'T BEAT THE CELEBRITY IN 
CHIEF WITH ANOTHER CELEBRITY IN 
CHIEF.
I'M RUNNING A POSITIVE IDEAS 
BASED CAMPAIGN.
LET'S NOT KID OURSELVES, 
FRIENDS, PARTICULARLY IN 
ATLANTIC CANADA WE LOST NOT 
BECAUSE OF OUR SHIP BUILDING 
AND THE GREAT WORK, WER 
PERCEIVE TO HAVE A MEAN SPIRIT 
OR NEGATIVE EDGE.
I SAID I WANT TO TAKE THAT OUT, 
LET'S NOT SELECT A LEADER WITH 
A MEAN SPIRIT AND NEGATIVE EDGE.
[OFF MIC]
>> MICHAEL CHONG.
>> THANKS, ROB FOR MODERATING 
THIS EVENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO 
LISTEN TO US TONIGHT.
WE AS CONSERVATIVES NEED TO GET 
SERIOUS.
IT FEELS GOOD TO SCRATCH AN 
ITCH BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOOD 
FOR YOU.
IN THIS RACE WHETHER OR NOT WE 
GROW OUR PARTY OR WHETHER WE 
SCRATCH AN ITCH.
THIS RACE IS A CLEAR CHOICE 
BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT 
VISIONS OF THE CONSERVATIVE 
PARTY.
ON THE ONE HAND THERE ARE 
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES WHO WANT 
TO SCRATCH AN ITCH.
WE HAVE A CANDIDATE WHO THINKS 
HE IS RAMBO WHO VIDEOTAPED 
HIMSELF LETTING LOOSE ON A 
MACHINE GUN IN MIAMI AND HAD 
THE AUDACITY TO POST THAT ON 
THE SAME DAY WE WERE BURYING 
OUR OWN.
THAT MAY SCRATCH AN ITCH BUT 
THAT WILL COST US.
WE HAVE ONE PROPOSING TO SCRAP 
THE FEDERAL HEALTH ACT.
WE CAN HAVE CANDIDATE WHO CAN'T 
SPEAK FRENCH [SPEAKING FREFSHLG]
MY VISION IS FOR A VERY 
DIFFERENT PARTY.
A MUCH BIGGER PARTY, A MUCH 
MORE INCLUSIVE PARTY, JOIN MY 
CAMPAIGN [OFF MIC]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
>> KEVIN O'LEARY?
>> THANK YOU.
THE LAST ELECTION I STOOD IN 
LINE ON BLOOR STREET WITH MY 
SON WHO IS 20 YEARS OLD AND 
GOING INTO THE POLLING BOOTH 
AND I SAID TO HIM, TREVOR, WE 
ARE A CONSERVATIVE FAMILY, YOU 
ARE GOING TO VOTE CONSERVATIVE, 
RIGHT?
HE SAID I DON'T THINK SO, DAD.
I'VE SEEN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
I SAID YOU MUST BE KIDDING, IF 
YOU WANT TO COME HOME YOU WILL 
CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT THAT.
BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND SON VOTED 
FOR TRUDEAU, THAT'S A FACT.
I HAVE A VERY HIGH BAR AND 
EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM DOES 
TOO, WE NEED TO WIN THEM ALL 
BACK.
ALL OF THEM.
OUR PARTY HAS TO BE THEIR 
FUTURE.
THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS.
THE TASK IS, WHO CAN GET THESE 
PEOPLE BACK ON SIDE WITH US?
NUMBER ONE.
WE HAVE TO EXPAND OUR BASE 
MATERIALLY, WE HAVE TO BE AT 
LEAST 60% OF THEIR CHOICE HAS 
TO BE CONSERVATIVE OR WE CAN'T 
WIN A MAJORITY MANDATE.
NUMBER TWO, I WILL SPEND THE 
NEXT TWO YEARS SHINING THE 
LIGHT OF TRANSPARENCY ON 
TRUDEAU, I CAN READ A BALANCE 
SHEET, I CAN READ AN INCOME 
STATEMENT, WHEN I SAW HE WANTED 
TO RUN DEFICITS FOR 38 YEARS 
LEAVING MY CHILDREN IN DEBT 1.5 
TRILLION, THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NOT A CHANCE IN HELL HE 
IS GOING TO DO THAT.
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SCRAPE HIM 
OUT OF THERE, THAT'S WHAT'S 
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> Michael: YOU HAVE BEEN 
WATCHING THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADERSHIP DEBATE FROM HALIFAX 
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