Canada’s Conservative leader paints Mark Carney as a Trudeau devotee – Washington Examiner
In a recent response to the election of Mark Carney as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre criticized Carney for his ties to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he accused of implementing detrimental economic policies. Poilievre claimed that Carney, having served as Trudeau’s economic adviser, contributed to rising taxes, housing costs, and food prices, while also benefiting from the outsourcing of Canadian jobs. He characterized the Liberal Party’s decision to elect Carney as a deceptive strategy to secure another term in office and emphasized the Conservative Party’s commitment to prioritize Canadian interests.Carney, who will assume his role as Prime Minister in the coming days, has pledged to repeal a contentious consumer carbon tax, setting the stage for a competitive federal election against Poilievre in October. Recent polls indicate a narrowing lead for the Conservative Party over the Liberals.
Canada’s Conservative leader paints Mark Carney as a Trudeau devotee
The leader of Canada‘s Conservative Party responded to the election news on Sunday by blasting newly-elected Liberal Party leader Mark Carney as being complicit in the economic policies that of Justin Trudeau.
In a post on X, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said with the election of Carney, the Liberal Party is trying to “trick” the Canadian people into voting for them again by choosing someone who is close to Trudeau and was his economic adviser in 2020.
“Liberals are trying to trick Canadians into electing them for a fourth term by replacing Trudeau with his economic advisor, Mark Carney,” Poilievre said.
He argued that the economic policies Carney shaped with Trudeau “drove up taxes, housing costs, and food prices,” while also accusing Carney of profiting off the offshoring of Canadian jobs to the United States.
Poilievre concluded by urging the Conservative Party’s cause “that will put Canada First — for a change.”
Carney was elected Sunday night to be the leader of the Liberal Party and will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister in the next few days.
In his acceptance speech, he vowed to eliminate a “divisive consumer carbon tax” that has been a key part of Poilievre’s messaging.
Carney will now take on Poilievre in the country’s federal election in October. The most recent polling shows the Conservative Party ahead by 10 percentage points over the Liberal Party, but a sizable advantage they held earlier has diminished in recent months following the news of Trudeau’s resignation.
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