Leslyn Lewis

“I think that I have a very unique role in the party to play.”

“I treat people like everyone else.”

“Ever since Justin Trudeau tried to grant himself king-like powers at the beginning of the COVID crisis, what we have been witnessing in Canada is a socialist coup that we, the taxpayers, are funding.”

“Every socialist state has two sets of rules - one for those connected with politicians and bureaucrats, and another for the ordinary person.”

“To unite the country, we have to be able to sit across the table from people who don't think like us and have strong conversations about where our country needs to go for everybody to benefit.”

“Canada must remain a country where we can earn a fair wage, pay our bills without worry, and leave our children better off tomorrow than they are today.”

“I think that the Conservative Party has to do better in reaching diverse communities, in letting people know that they're inclusive of people of all beliefs and persuasions and races and religions... People see the party as too white and too male, and they don't see diverse representation.”

“We have a lot of international organizations encroaching on our freedoms and on our liberties and somebody with international experience that can dissect these treaties and understand how these treaties affect our sovereignty is very, very important.”

“We must make good financial, environmental and economic decisions today, because it affects future generations.”

“I'm not against Bitcoin, even though it is an incredibly volatile commodity.”

“I want to make sure that the country that I was raised in and the opportunities that I had as a child are there for my children.”

“When the media and even people within our own party treat minorities as a single voting block, it is a shocking display of identity politics and frankly, the kind of racism that is antithetical to our conservative values of freedom, merit and hard work.”

“I believe that the issue of climate change is very complicated.”

“Because I understand the Constitution, I understand democratic ideals and our parliamentary system, it's an easy transition to then say 'OK, what are the principles that tie into these ideals?' and that's basically how I approach my policy.”

“Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have created an environment that has undermined our institutions for political gains.”

“As a member of Parliament, I will be opposing the proposed illiberal, anti-women policy that would seek to strip charitable status from organizations that don't pass Justin Trudeau's values test.”

“I believe that the Conservative Party should remain the last big-tent party, where people are free to hold divergent beliefs that are entrenched in our democracy and our fundamental freedoms.”

“COVID has taught us some really harsh lessons about who our allies are and how much we can depend on our allies.”

“The goal of party unity and national unity was the primary reason that I decided to run for the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.”

“The media pundits and the Liberals cannot handle the idea of ethnic minorities who don't fit their narrative.”