Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre says it’s not necessary to hold an election to gauge Canadians’ support for his policies versus those of Prime Minister Mark Carney, suggesting that the Liberals and Conservatives should instead focus on working together.
Poilievre made the comments during an interview with retired Canadian news anchor Peter Mansbridge last week.
The interview followed Poilievre’s Feb. 26 speech at the Economic Club of Canada, where he touted the strengthening of the domestic economy and the expansion of resource development to gain greater leverage globally, including with the United States.
Mansbridge noted that in his speech, Poilievre presented a different vision for Canada’s path forward in negotiations with the United States than the one Carney has described. He asked Poilievre whether there should be a new federal election to determine whose vision Canadians agree with ahead of the upcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)….