Prime minister says Opposition leader's rhetoric is dangerous for Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticized Pierre Poilievre’s health, housing, and homelessness proposals, saying that the Conservative leader’s policy approach appears to be little more than blind anger.
“His answer to everything is cuts and be angry,” Trudeau said in a recent event announcing new federal investments in housing for Hamilton, Ontario. “That’s not Canada. That’s not how we build a stronger future.
“Canadians roll up their sleeves and get to work, and build and invest in themselves and their communities. That’s what we do, we partner with people.”
The prime minister said that Poilievre’s rhetoric is dangerous for Canadians, as they would rather cooperate than “throw up their hands and say, ‘Oh, it's all terrible, it’s all broken, let’s all stay home.’”
“So I won’t be stirring up anger,” Trudeau said, as reported by CTV News. “I will be pointing out where his proposals are irresponsible and unserious. But, I will stay focused on solving the challenges Canadians are facing, rather than exploiting them for political gain, like Pierre Poilievre does.”
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A recent poll by Abacus Data indicated flagging support for the Liberal government among Canadians. Only 16% of respondents believe that the Liberals are the most qualified economic managers in the current environment, versus 47% of those leaning towards the opposition Conservatives.
Poilievre takes Trudeau to task for “misleading” Canadians
The Conservative leader said that the Liberal administration’s policies essentially raised false hope among Canadians, particularly taking into account the central bank’s unprecedented hiking campaign that saw the benchmark interest rate reach a multi-decade high of 5%.
“Canadians believed in what you said, Mr. Trudeau,” Poilievre said in June. “They believed that debt would not have any consequence, and that interest rates were going to stay low for a long time.”
“The prices of homes doubled after six years of your government,” he added. “This is on the verge of becoming a crisis… Justin Trudeau, you and your spending, out of control debt and taxation are leading us head-on into a full-scale financial crisis and I will not let you do it.”
