Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre told his caucus before the Conservative Convention they have to stop Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from getting his way. .“Justin Trudeau of course would like us to erase our past and cancel our future and replace it with the dystopia that now exists in this country after eight years of his government, where the cost of living is rising faster than any time in modern memory,” said Poilievre in a Thursday speech. .Poilievre said work does not pay. Interest rates are rising faster than at any time in modern history. .Housing costs have doubled. Crime, chaos, drugs and disorder have become common in the streets. .Trudeau has pledged to quadruple the carbon tax to 61 cents per litre. He does this while he travels around the world and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault goes to China. .While Guilbeault will not be wagging his finger at China, Poilievre said he will be “too busy wagging his fingers at single mothers back in Canada who have to buy groceries for their kids or working class carpenters who need a pickup truck to do their jobs.” When these carpenters do their jobs, he said their pay is insufficient. .When they earn an extra dollar, they can lose 80 cents of it to clawbacks and taxes. He said Canada punishes hard work after eight years of Trudeau, so people cannot bring it home. .In fact, Poilievre said certain people do not have a home. The costs of housing, rent, mortgages and down payments have doubled. .“It has been double trouble after eight years of Justin Trudeau,” he said. .“The good news is life was not like this in Canada before Justin Trudeau, and it won’t be like this after he’s gone.” .The Conservatives said in 2022 it would be gathering at the Quebec Convention Centre in Quebec City from Thursday to Saturday to set its course for 2023. .READ MORE: Conservatives gearing up for convention in Quebec City.“We will be voting on party policy, training for the next election and listening to inspiring conservative speakers while enjoying the beauty of Quebec City,” said the Conservatives.
