Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre lambasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an open letter on Twitter demanding he bring an end to COVID-19 restrictions..Poilievre called out Trudeau for dividing the country, causing fear, destroying people’s livelihoods and calling “decent people horrible names” in the letter..Poilievre pointed to one of Trudeau’s “most loyal Members of Parliament, Joel Lightbound” for speaking out against his own party’s divisiveness and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam’s ignored calls to re-examine public health measures..“Listen to the experts, Prime Minister,” said Poilievre..“By following the science, you can allow people to give their lives back.”.Poilievre accused Trudeau of “moving backwards” while countries around the world — including the UK, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, South Africa — are “rapidly eliminating restrictions on the freedoms of their people.”.“It’s time for all of Canada, not just a select few provinces, to end the use of vaccine passports and other COVID restrictions,” said Poilievre..Poilievre also highlighted Tam has yet to produce evidence to support vaccine mandates on truckers saying there is no logic to prevent truckers from cross-border access..“You impose this mandate as a wedge issue to again divide Canadians and disparage a minority for your own political gain,” said Poilievre, blaming Trudeau for “adding to shortages and worsening inflation.”.Poilievre said he is calling on Trudeau to end all federal vaccine mandates, encourage an end to provincial mandates and state clearly there will be no taxes on the unvaccinated..“Do not allow your spite towards the trucker protest to stand in the way of doing the right things. This is not about saving face. Your pride and ego come after the public interest..“Prime Minister, the power trip is over..“Give people back control of their lives..“You are their servant and not their master.”.Poilievre — who recently announced he is running for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada — has been critical of the Liberal government’s handling of the pandemic and the resulting growing economic crisis in the country. He has also publically blasted Trudeau on several occasions for his divisive language towards protesters and unvaccinated Canadians..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
