Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said every person is a lion and needs to rise up to take ownership like the Khalsa did for Sikhs. .“That is a message our government needs now more than ever,” said Poilievre in a Monday video. .“We do not need a small group to rule over us.” .The video starts off with Poilievre saying Canada is broken. He acknowledged one-fifth of people are skipping meals because food is so expensive. .The Conservative leader went on to say 1.5 million people are using food banks. Crime is ravaging the streets, and nine-tenths of young people have given up on home ownership. .He said it is “natural to feel hopeless in terrible times such as these.” But the Khalsa gives people hope. .Sikh prophet Guru Gobind Singh instituted the Khalsa to protect religious liberty against oppression. The Khalsa lived itself throughout Singh’s life and the principles he put forward. .He abolished the caste system. Every Sikh was made equal. .Every Sikh was given the last name Singh, which means lion. .While average people are called ordinary, Poilievre said they are extraordinary. He described the waitress who is on her feet all day and comes home to help her son with math homework and the Punjabi farmer who brings food from field to fork as extraordinary. .He said these lions “must have the freedom to lead in their own land.” This message should inspire people. .Despite Singh bringing the Khalsa in 1699, Poilievre said its legacy lives on to this day. .“It is the common sense of the common people united for our common home,” he said. .Poilievre said on April 23 people should be able to keep more of their harvest..READ MORE: WATCH: Poilievre calls for people to bring home the harvest.“Now, in Canada, you can’t bring it home because Justin Trudeau takes his share of the harvest, even though you planted the seeds,” he said. .He said he was making these comments because the Conservative team was celebrating Vaisakhi, which is the Sikh holiday honouring the birth of the Khalsa.
