Pierre Poilievre’s debut news conference as official Opposition leader didn’t go smoothly. “We have a Liberal heckler who snuck in here today,” Poilievre said of a reporter who persistently asked questions.
The newly minted Conservative leader had planned to criticize the Liberal government’s latest announcement.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. On Tuesday, the newly minted Conservative leader called a news conference in the House of Commons foyer to criticize an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The plan was for Poilievre to give a statement and not take any questions, but things turned sour when that was challenged by journalists in the room.
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