US EditionCarney goes head-to-head with Poilievre as they return to House of Commons
Prime Minister Carney and Opposition Leader Poilievre clashed over economic challenges, immigration, and the fiscal outlook as Parliament resumed, with unemployment at 7.1%, officials said.
- On Monday, as MPs convened for the fall session in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off against Pierre Poilievre, the head of the Conservative Party, during the question period.
- This session followed the April election, which gave Conservatives two dozen new seats and left Liberals just shy of a majority, amid rising economic and immigration concerns.
- The debate focused on a faltering economy affected by U.S. tariffs, an unemployment rate of 7.1%, a projected growing deficit, and immigration pressures sparking Conservative opposition to government policies.
- Poilievre criticized Carney for failing to deliver on commitments, offering justifications, and allowing large deficits to accumulate, while Carney emphasized the seriousness of the ongoing crisis. Meanwhile, the government called for cooperation from all parties on legislation such as bail reform.
- The session signaled continued partisan conflict with Conservatives opposing legislation like Bill C-2, while also offering conditional cooperation on some issues amid a challenging economic and political environment.
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Carney and Poilievre’s First House Face-Off Was Friendly, at First
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre held their first verbal joust in the House of Commons as MPs returned to Ottawa for the fall sitting. Carney had stood several times in the House last spring to take questions from opposition MPs, but Poilievre was not there at the time, having lost his long-held Carleton seat in the April 28 election. Poilievre apologized for being late to the parliamentary session when h…
Carney, Poilievre come face-to-face for the first time in Parliament as new sitting starts
Prime Minister Mark Carney squared off with his Conservative counterpart for the first time in Parliament Monday as MPs returned for a new sitting with the debate focused on the faltering economy and a stretched immigration system.
It was the most anticipated confrontation of the parliamentary re-entry: a first duel between Prime Minister Mark Carney and the leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, back on the seats of the official opposition. The stands reserved for spectators were crowded and the protagonists were not disappointed.
"When will he fulfill his promises?" said the Conservative leader on Monday, pointing out the Prime Minister.
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