Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on Albertans at this year’s Calgary Stampede to maintain their allegiance to Canada as they approach an October vote that will determine whether to pursue a future binding separation referendum.
The official Opposition leader spoke at a sold-out barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary on July 4, addressing issues including Canadian unity, affordability, and economic change.
He told a tent packed with several hundred party supporters that he would “always stand for a united Canada.”
Poilievre, who flipped pancakes at the annual Stampede breakfast hosted by Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan earlier in the day, said he wasn’t suggesting that those seeking separation lack valid concerns, adding that lecturing people with differing viewpoints isn’t helpful….