Charest condemns leadership rival Poilievre's convoy, crypto, climate policies via CTVNews
Doubling down on his condemnation of his Conservative leadership rival, Jean Charest says that Pierre Poilievre should be disqualified from becoming leader of the federal Conservative party over his support of the “Freedom Convoy.”
The anti-vaccine and anti-government protests occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks this winter, leading to hundreds of arrests and millions of dollars in policing and other costs for the city. The federal government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time ever, and the province and city declared states of emergency.
This new line of attack comes as Poilievre, the leadership race’s perceived frontrunner has been seeing sizeable crowds at his cross-Canada rallies and events, but Charest said he’s not concerned about that, saying he’s focusing his campaign on recruiting party members.In the interview, Charest also went after Poilievre’s position on cryptocurrency, which includes suggesting Canada could become the “crypto capital of the world,” and condemned him for “attacking the Bank of Canada.
Asked what his stance was on digital currencies, Charest said he thinks cryptocurrency “needs to be regulated and needs to be understood.”“Our carbon position going into the next campaign cannot be a slogan. And if the only thing you're offering is a slogan, the Conservatives will be dead in the water,”
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