Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to Pierre Poilievre’s win as the new Conservative Party leader on Sept. 12 by defending his own record and attacking the new Tory leader and his policies.
“Now is not the time for politicians to exploit fears and to pit people one against the other,” Trudeau said before congratulating Poilievre for his win.
The prime minister made the comments in a speech while addressing around 150 Liberal MPs at his party’s national caucus in New Brunswick.
Trudeau criticized Poilievre for what he said were his “highly questionable, reckless economic ideas” and characterized his campaign as one of “buzzwords, dog-whistles, [and] careless attacks.”…