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Carney and Poilievre exchange pleasantries, then resume an epic debate
For a brief moment, just before question period, the two leaders met in the middle of the House of Commons to shake hands. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Pierre Poilievre was back in his happy place. Mark Carney was back in the prime minister’s seat. Between them lay 396 centimetres of green carpet and the future of the country. “Why is it that all of this prime minister’s promises of yesterday turn into today’s disappointments?” the Conservative leader asked. “We need to be clear about the scale of the crisis weRead more
Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use “whatever tools the constitution allows” to pass criminal justice laws if his party forms the next government. Speaking to the Canadian Police Association on Monday, Poilievre promised to implement more stringent requirements for bail and make it harder for convicted murderers to transfer out of maximum security prisons. “All of my proposals are constitutional,” Poilievre said. “We will make them constitutional using whatever tools the constitution allows me to use to make them constitutional. I think you know exactly what I mean.”Read more
Liberals, Bloc Québécois strike down Poilievre’s pitch to exempt all home heating from carbon tax
New Democrats vote with Conservatives to support motion The Liberals and the Bloc Québécois voted Monday to strike down a motion calling on the federal government to extend a carbon tax exemption to all forms of home heating, not just heating oil. The non-binding motion was sponsored by Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said the exemption is divisive and that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is engaging in regional favouritism. Speaking outside the House of Commons after the vote, Poilievre said Trudeau has a “carbon tax coalition” with the Bloc Québécois,Read more
Poilievre says Trudeau’s carbon tax pause is a ‘scam’ to win re-election
Conservative leader says home heating oil tax holiday does nothing to help Canadians using natural gas The prime minister’s decision to temporarily exempt home heating oil from the carbon tax is a “scam” designed to turn around Liberal fortunes in the polls, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday. “What caused [Prime Minister] Justin Trudeau to freak out yesterday and hold a sudden press conference to announce that he was going to pause the carbon tax on home heating oil? The answer is that he was plummeting in the polls,” PoilievreRead more