Overview
- Speaking in Toronto on Thursday, Pierre Poilievre said Canada is poorer and costlier under Mark Carney and cited a CFIB report warning of an “entrepreneurial drought” with more closures than startups.
- He pointed to Royal Bank of Canada estimates that more than $1 trillion in investment left the country from 2015 to 2024 and pledged lower taxes and fewer rules to lure money back.
- Poilievre said the government has not used Bill C‑5, a law that lets Ottawa fast‑track large projects, and argued no major build or new oil pipeline has been approved, which he says stalls jobs and growth.
- Carney pushed back in Question Period over attacks on his economics training and said he felt like he was in the presence of students who would not pass an exam.
- The clash follows Liberal wins that delivered a narrow majority in the House, as opinion writers at the Globe and Mail warned Poilievre’s style is hurting Conservatives while right‑leaning outlets praised his speech.