Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with reporters during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
"It's ironic, we have an American president who's threatening tariffs on Canada and we have a Canadian government that is threatening even more devastating tariffs on Canada in the form of a carbon tax," he said. Poilievre said the country needs a prime minister who can make the case to economic allies in the United States that tariffs will be harmful to American businesses, and that Canada has opportunities including vast amounts of green energy to power artificial intelligence that's being developed in Silicon Valley.
Poilievre spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since Trudeau announced his plans to resign once the Liberal party chooses a new leader. Poilievre, who has led Trudeau in the polls for over a year, said no matter who leads the Liberal party in March, he will be effectively running against Trudeau in the next election because"they're all just like Justin."
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