Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre drew a crowd so large on Thursday night that thousands never set foot inside the warehouse.
More than 3,500 supporters crammed into a warehouse on the city’s north edge, organizers said, while at least as many waited outside, hoping for a chance to see the Conservative leader.
Regina–Qu’Appelle MP and former party leader Andrew Scheer warmed up the room before introducing Poilievre and his wife, Anaida.
Poilievre took a few shots at Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
“Mark Carney’s pants are on fire again today,” he joked, repeating a line he borrowed from a firefighter near the stage.
“He was caught lying about the Trump telephone call because he wants to distract from a lost Liberal decade of rising costs and crime.”
Poilievre urged supporters to “unite for change,” saying his plan rests on what he called the Canadian promise — the idea that hard work leads to a good life in a safe, affordable community.
“We are a nation bound by the promise that anyone from anywhere can achieve anything,” Poilievre told the crowd.
“Now we must restore the foundations of our country so that promise lives for the next generation.”
Poilievre added that society is “a contract between the dead, the living, and the yet-to-be” and said his goal is to leave Canada better for children and grandchildren
Saskatchewan has long been a Conservative stronghold, and projections from poll-aggregator 338 Canada suggest the Conservatives will take 13 of the province’s 14 seats in the federal election.
A chant of “bring it home” rippled across the crowd as Poilievre left the rally.
