Pierre Poilievre began his Conservative leadership campaign swing through Manitoba, starting in Brandon..The Thursday rally came the day after Poilievre choose not to take part in the third and final Conservative Party leadership debate..Poilievre said he preferred being out with real people and not talking to Jean Charest in an Ottawa hotel room..“It’s a lot better to be out on the ground talking to the Prairie people than to be cooped up in a little hotel room with Jean Charest,” said Poilievre..The room was packed with hundreds of supporters as he rallied his supporters around his platform based on the principles of freedom and a change in federal politics, including the elimination of “crony capitalism.”.“We’re going to bring back the free market and get rid of the crony capitalism that the Liberals have brought in place,” Poilievre told the crowd..As with previous Poilievre events, supporters could cast their vote onsite at a “voting booth” for the Conservative Leadership race, which he encouraged them to do..The Conservative party has more than 600,000 registered members eligible to vote in the leadership race with election day on September 10..Poilievre mentioned the federal government needs to start “pinching its pennies.”.“We are going to get government spending under control. You’ve been pinching your pennies long enough … it’s time the government started to pinch its pennies, too,” said Poilievre..During Poilievre’s speech, he spoke about the World Economic Forum, carbon taxes, government red tape, privileged elites, woke culture, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, government tyranny, and the other Conservative leadership candidates. .READ MORE WEF: Save the planet, give up your car.An attendee told the media Poilievre is “their only hope of restoring order to Canada and ensuring their voices are heard.”.On Friday, Poilievre’s next Manitoba stop is at the Morris Multiplex in Morris.
Pierre Poilievre began his Conservative leadership campaign swing through Manitoba, starting in Brandon..The Thursday rally came the day after Poilievre choose not to take part in the third and final Conservative Party leadership debate..Poilievre said he preferred being out with real people and not talking to Jean Charest in an Ottawa hotel room..“It’s a lot better to be out on the ground talking to the Prairie people than to be cooped up in a little hotel room with Jean Charest,” said Poilievre..The room was packed with hundreds of supporters as he rallied his supporters around his platform based on the principles of freedom and a change in federal politics, including the elimination of “crony capitalism.”.“We’re going to bring back the free market and get rid of the crony capitalism that the Liberals have brought in place,” Poilievre told the crowd..As with previous Poilievre events, supporters could cast their vote onsite at a “voting booth” for the Conservative Leadership race, which he encouraged them to do..The Conservative party has more than 600,000 registered members eligible to vote in the leadership race with election day on September 10..Poilievre mentioned the federal government needs to start “pinching its pennies.”.“We are going to get government spending under control. You’ve been pinching your pennies long enough … it’s time the government started to pinch its pennies, too,” said Poilievre..During Poilievre’s speech, he spoke about the World Economic Forum, carbon taxes, government red tape, privileged elites, woke culture, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, government tyranny, and the other Conservative leadership candidates. .READ MORE WEF: Save the planet, give up your car.An attendee told the media Poilievre is “their only hope of restoring order to Canada and ensuring their voices are heard.”.On Friday, Poilievre’s next Manitoba stop is at the Morris Multiplex in Morris.