Read the full transcript of Poilievre’s speech to Conservative convention
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a keynote speech Friday to kick off the party's national convention in Calgary ahead of a critical leadership review.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a keynote speech Friday to kick off the party’s national convention in Calgary ahead of a critical leadership review.
Poilievre sought to rally the party faithful and make his case as a future prime minister that can lead the Conservatives to victory in the next federal election. He touched on several of his signature policy platforms while also addressing major topics like Canada’s Arctic sovereignty, the U.S. trade war and Alberta and Quebec separatism.
Here’s a full transcript of Poilievre’s remarks, in English with French translation:
Thank you very much everyone.
Thank you Anna, the love of my life, the mother of my two beautiful children, Valentina and Cruz.
Thank you to the great grassroots Conservatives who work and unite here today. And welcome to my hometown of Calgary.
Conservatives from all over the country, who’s excited to be in Calgary in January? We’re tough, we can take it. A little bit of regional advice for our Atlantic friends: try the steak, not the seafood. For those of you from the eastern Prairies, sorry to block your view with the mountains. To our friends in Toronto, enjoy your time outside of the center of the universe.
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