Poilievre talks free speech, crime and economic plan on second podcast appearance
Pierre Poilievre made his second long-form podcast appearance of the election campaign and discussed U.S. relations, the role of the media and how the Liberals were copying his policies.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his second long-form podcast appearance of the election campaign and discussed U.S. relations, the role of the media and how the Liberals were copying his policies.
Poilievre appeared on The Knowledge Project, a business-oriented show hosted by Shane Parrish, a former Canadian intelligence agent, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. During the hour-and-a-half interview which aired on Sunday on X, Poilievre spoke about a range of topics.
Poilievre started the podcast by dismissing comparisons of his style of politics to U.S. President Donald Trump’s.
“Being opposition leader, by definition, requires that you fight a lot. I mean, it’s two sword lengths apart in the House of Commons, and the system is deliberately adversarial so that you can hold government to account,” he said. “But I think it’s important for people to know what I’m fighting for, and what I really want is to give everyone the same chance I had.”
He defended his stance that Canada needs to retaliate against U.S. tariffs so the country “knows its producers will pay” for the administration’s tariffs against Canada. Despite this, he would first attempt to renegotiate a free trade deal with the U.S. that benefits both countries.