Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.
The Canadian PressConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 1. Some of Poilievre's recent speeches have featured ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments.are moving from the fringes of the internet to mainstream thinking, as people's distrust of government grows.
Poilievre did not agree to an interview on the matter. His spokesperson instead pointed The Canadian Press to a clip of him at a rally in Penticton, B.C., in July, expressing concerns over the government invading people's personal privacy and financial decisions. Last winter, a conspiracy theory circulating on social media suggested Trudeau was going to require provinces to sign on to digital ID systems for their residents in order to get billions in new health-care funding. That conspiracy was also debunked.Conservatives reintroduce Pierre Poilievre with $3M ad campaignThe Conservative Party of Canada is reintroducing leader Pierre Poilievre to Canadians with a $3 million ad campaign that some insiders say is a move to rebrand him with a softer image.
In speeches to Conservative supporters across Canada, Poilievre has promised that none of his ministers will attend the WEF's conferences, including the annual meeting typically held in Davos, Switzerland.
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