US EditionPoilievre pledges co-operation, calls for action from Liberals as Parliament returns
Poilievre offers to expedite trade deals and affordability measures while urging the government to improve public safety and approve major projects, criticizing current policies.
- In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Poilievre urged results and offered to help fast-track policies on trade, groceries, bail reform, and projects as Parliament resumes next week.
- The letter opened with a line from Mark Carney's World Economic Forum speech, quoting `a country that can't feed itself, fuel itself, or defend itself has few options`, while Poilievre said Canada falls short of that rhetoric.
- Poilievre proposed practical measures, offering to send members of the Conservative caucus on bipartisan delegations to the U.S. and other trading partners to advance talks.
- Poilievre's push increases pressure on the Liberals to toughen border policies as Parliament returns, spotlighting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney's high-profile exchange.
- Carney's widely noted WEF remarks set the backdrop for Poilievre's letter, which follows the internationally lauded speech and amplifies political pressure on the Liberals.
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