“I feel like everything is broken in this country right now,” Poilievre said, continuing to repeat what has become his main line of criticism in the House of Commons. “Whether it’s the 40-year high inflation that Justin Trudeau has caused through his inflationary deficits and taxes, or whether it’s the 35-year-olds living in their parents’ basements because housing prices have doubled… Whether it’s nearly 100 percent per cent rise in fuel prices or the projected doubling of home heating bills set to hit families as winter approaches.’ Poilievre made the remarks during a rare media availability inside a Vancouver supermarket on Wednesday, also pointing to rising food costs as another example of what he sees as the federal government’s weaknesses. “So what are we going to do about it? We have to get the country back on track. My plan is to cut government spending and end the inflationary deficits so we can bring inflation down,” Poilievre said, proposing those changes in the federal government. a policy which only comes into effect if the Conservatives are elected after the next federal election, which is not currently scheduled to take place until 2025. “It’s time to take back control of our lives in this country, to fix what’s broken, and that’s what a Poilievre government would do,” he said. The appearance was one of the few times Poilievre took questions from reporters since he was officially elected opposition leader on Sept. 10, continuing an approach he took during the leadership race to make heavy use of social media. to convey his message. Asked about the number of questions he has received since taking the Conservative top job, Poilievre defended his media strategy, saying he has spoken to reporters across the country. “I think that part of the problem is that, you know, we’re all obsessed with Parliament. We need to be out in the real world, talking to real people on the ground, everyday people living their lives under the terrible policies of Justin Trudeau, who can’t pay his bills, who sees crime rampant on our streets , who cannot get medicine for children in their local pharmacies,” said Poilievre. “These are the stories of everyday Canadians. These are the stories I want to share. These are the problems I want to solve.” At the press conference, Poilievre also spoke about federal-provincial jurisdictional tensions, his concerns about foreign interference in Canadian elections and said he stands by his support for the “peaceful, law-abiding” protesters who took part in the “Freedom Convoy.” amid the mountain of testimony and evidence heard at the Public Order Emergency Committee. “I think it is possible to support the overall cause – a personal free choice in vaccination and the general cause of respecting the ability of truckers to have to earn an income – while holding individually responsible anyone who misbehaved, broke laws or locked out the key This was the my position before, during and now,” he said.
