Andrew Scheer wants voters to believe he’s Mr. Clean. But the man who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Canada and his Conservative Party have lied to Canadians at least a dozen 14 15 times during the campaign.
Conservatives lied about the RCMP investigating Justin Trudeau Conservatives lied about the efficiency of carbon taxes Andrew Scheer lied about the UK sending a pedophile child murdered to Canada Conservatives lied about the Liberals imposing new tax on home purchases Conservatives posted fake photo to make it look like Justin Trudeau was meeting with extreme right and racist activist Faith Goldy Conservatives posted photo deliberately mis-quoting Rick Mercer Andrew Scheer lied about being an insurance broker Andrew Scheer lied about how Canada’s Foreign aid is spent Andrew Scheer lied about the Federal Government taxing 94% of all new income made Andrew Scheer lied about immigrants jumping the queue Conservatives lied about Trudeau is spending $90,000 to upgrade “his summer home” Conservatives falsely represented tax loop-holes for rich citizens as support for small businesses Andrew Scheer lied about Liberal’s wanting to increase GST Andrew Scheer lied about Liberals wanting to decriminalize hard drugs, despite Trudeau’s denial Andrew Scheer lied about how elections work in Canada
Acknowledgement: This list is based on a list originally posted on twitter . I have attempted to improve it by adding sources.
Update 19:04 PDT: Added lies 13 and 14 based on feedback we received from readers.
Update 13:16 PDT, October 19: Added lie 15 based on readers’ feedback.
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Instant_Noodlez on October 19th, 2019 at 23:56 UTC »
They sent paper flyers to my Asian coworker claiming the Liberals will legalize hard drugs, making them accessible to children, in both English and Chinese. Also promised easier immigration for elderly parents and building a strong relationship with China.
Meanwhile the English only flyer was all carbon tax, carbon tax. A bit freaky to be targeted like this offline too.
db8rlife on October 19th, 2019 at 22:19 UTC »
As an american, those are rookie numbers.
CaptainCanusa on October 19th, 2019 at 16:33 UTC »
I'll have to cross-reference against my list...
An incomplete list of CPC lies/misleading statements/etc from this election period:
Conservatives lie about how elections work
Scheer lies about Liberal plans to raise GST, Eliminate Federal Transfers
Conservatives Falsely Claim The Liberals would Decriminalize Drugs
Scheer "falsely claimed" to be an insurance broker
Conservatives lie about Liberal "secret housing tax"
Conservatives falsely claimed Liberals lowered taxes for millionaires
Scheer's claims about Foreign Aid "Deemed False"
Conservatives lie about drug decriminalization to Chinese constituents
Conservatives Issue Misleading Tweet re: RCMP Investigation
Conservatives asked to remove doctored image claiming Rick Mercer advocated voting for them
Conservatives accused of Deceiving Canadians over Carbon Tax
About this list: I've tried to be as fair as possible when compiling it. I won't include anything that isn't sourced, is too far in the past (that's why the lie about UofO isn't here), or that could be considered controversial in my opinion. The wording I'm using is largely coming from the articles themselves. This isn't a partisan hack job, this is literally the Conservative party (or its leader) being called out repeatedly for making purposefully misleading statements about their opponents or policies. If this list doesn't bother you, I don't know what to tell you.
Criticisms:
"All parties lie!" - Not according to what I'm seeing. Googling for "liberal misleading statements" literally turns up more hits for the CPC than the LPC. I've also had several CPC supporters claim they're going to build a similar list of Liberal "lies", but they never materialise.
"You listed the drug one twice!" - I consider it two discrete lies because of the way they went about it, but if you want to discount one of those two, go nuts. Also if THAT'S what bothers you about this list...
"Google has a liberal bias" - Boy, we're reaching now.
"Where is "lie x?" - Maybe I missed it, maybe it falls outside of my "rules". Share it and let's see.
"The Liberals aren't perfect!" - Nobody's saying they are.
"I could easily make a similar list for the other parties" - Awesome. Do it and share it.
Can I share this?: Go nuts!
Edits:
Edit 1: Fixed a spelling mistake and added a new criticism.
Edit 2: Thanks for the Silver!
Edit 3: Thanks for the Gold!
Edit 4: Thanks for the Platinum!
Edit 5: Added some new criticisms, cleaned up some wording.