Pierre Poilievre also said on Thursday he would ensure the central bank faces regular scrutiny of its balance sheet, including an audit of its COVID-19 pandemic bond-buying program
The front-runner to become the next leader of Canada’s opposition Conservatives said on Thursday he would ban the Bank of Canada from issuing a central bank digital currency if he became prime minister.
“A Poilievre government will ban a central bank digital currency and allow Canadians to have the economic and financial liberty that they deserve,” he told reporters gathered outside Canada’s central bank building in Ottawa. The leadership race was triggered in early February when Erin O’Toole was ousted as Conservative leader after failing to beat Trudeau in last year’s election.
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