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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said that, if elected, he would override constitutionally protected rights and freedoms to implement his controversial “tough on crime” agenda. He would be the first-ever prime minister to take that extreme step — and his cavalier attitude toward civil liberties should alarm all Canadians.
The federal election on April 28th is one of the most consequential in our history. With U.S. President Donald Trump openly threatening to annex Canada amidst an unjustified and unprovoked trade war, and conservative figures like Preston Manning and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith fanning the flames of “Western separatism”, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
In recent months, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly voiced support for discredited “tough on crime” policies that will ultimately fail. In February alone, Poilievre vowed to introduce mandatory minimum penalties for extortion and auto theft offences.
In recent months, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly voiced support for discredited “tough on crime” policies that will ultimately fail.In February alone, Poilievre vowed to introduce mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) for extortion and auto theft offences.