Justin Trudeau on the attack against Pierre Poilievre's 'irresponsible' politics
2022. 9. 13. 17:02ㆍ■ 국제/CANADA
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Justin Trudeau on the attack against Pierre Poilievre's 'irresponsible' politics
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SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Canada needs responsible leadership, not dog-whistle and irresponsible politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday in a direct attack on new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Justin Trudeau on the attack against Pierre Poilievre's 'irresponsible' politics© Provided by The Canadian Press
In a speech before the first full caucus meeting of the three-day retreat for Liberal MPs, Trudeau first congratulated Poilievre for winning his party's leadership on Saturday.
Then he threw down the gloves.
"Now is not the time for politicians to exploit fears and to pit people one against the other," Trudeau said, surrounded by more than 150 Liberal MPs.
"Buzzwords, dog whistles and careless attacks don't add up to a plan for Canadians. Attacking the institutions that make our society fair, safe and free is not responsible leadership."
During the leadership campaign, Poilievre went after the Bank of Canada, accusing it of shirking its responsibility and allowing itself to be an "ATM" for Trudeau's spending habit. He also said that if he became prime minister, he would fire Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem.
Last winter, Poilievre professed to be a student of cryptocurrencies and advised Canadians that investing in Bitcoin could allow them to "opt out" of inflation.
"Telling people they can opt out of inflation by investing their savings in volatile cryptocurrencies is not responsible leadership. By the way, anyone who followed that advice would have seen their life savings destroyed," Trudeau said in his speech.
Poilievre also blames Trudeau for inflation in Canada, calling it a direct result of Trudeau throwing open the bank vault doors during the pandemic.
Trudeau said he will not apologize for being there for Canadian families and businesses who were in desperate straits as the economy shut down to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
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