‘Work with us,’ Poilievre says he told Carney in meeting
Global News
Poilievre, while criticizing Carney for not being able to secure a new trade deal with the United States, added that his party would work with the federal Liberals.
Days after he survived a review of his leadership, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre met Prime Minister Mark Carney for a discussion on the state of the Canadian economy.
The Prime Minister’s Office did not provide a readout of the meeting. Prior to it, though, a government source speaking on background had told Global News that Carney planned to raise several measures from the Budget Implementation Act, including funding for dental care and childcare.
He also planned to raise the government’s legislation to toughen bail and sentencing as well as legislation to protect places of worship from threats of violence and hate, the source said, noting that Carney had invited Poilievre to meet a couple of weeks ago.
“My message to him is to work with us. Work with us to fast-track results for an affordable, safe, self-reliant Canada,” Poilievre told reporters after his meeting with Carney in Ottawa on Wednesday.
“We’ve got concrete proposals, and we have a track record of showing that we’re willing to work together.”
Members of the Conservative Party of Canada overwhelmingly voted last week to keep Poilievre on as their leader at its annual convention in Calgary, with more than 87 per cent of voting members casting their ballot for Poilievre to stay.
Poilievre, while criticizing Carney for not being able to secure a new trade deal with the United States, added that his party would work with the federal Liberals.
“Mr. Carney had promised that he would get us a deal by last July. My message to him today is Conservatives are here to work with the prime minister and with the government to get to knock down these unjust tariffs and fight for our workers, fight for their jobs, and fight our economic independence,” he said.
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