Poilievre’s messaging signals plans for an austerity agenda

Poilievre’s credentials as a member of the proletariat are lacking, but his skill in political scheming is not. He’s steering the discourse away from wages and government services, and towards austerity.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre peddles empty ideas like ‘freedom’ instead of hard policies to help workers, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

June 5, 2024

OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is giving hints of belt tightening and budget cuts if he ever becomes prime minister. He called the latest federal budget “

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