Poilievre Emphasizes Unity After Former Reform Leader Suggests Liberal Win Will Spur Western Separation

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is in favour of Canadian unity when asked whether he agreed with comments from former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, who suggested that a Liberal win would fuel Western secession.
“We need to bring all Canadians together in a spirit of common ground,” Poilievre said at a campaign stop in Kingston, Ont., on April 3. “What we need is a new Conservative government that will unite Canadians.”
Poilievre was commenting on an April 2 opinion piece Manning wrote for The Globe and Mail, in which the former Opposition leader said that if the Liberal Party wins a fourth term, it would undermine national unity….