Poilievre urges Singh to pull out of deal with Liberals and trigger fall election

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The Conservatives want a 'carbon tax election' in October

Published Aug 29, 2024 • 1 minute read

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written a letter to the NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urging him to rip up his party’s deal with the Liberals and trigger a fall election.

Poilievre wrote that despite the NDP’s intention to make people’s lives more affordable, groceries cost more, demand at food banks has risen and many children still go to school hungry. He blames the carbon tax and billions more in spending for the rising costs.

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“Canadians can’t afford or even endure another year of this costly coalition. No one voted for you to keep (Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau in power. You do not have a mandate to drag out his government another year,” insisted Poilievre.

“Pull out of the costly coalition and vote non-confidence in the government this September to trigger a carbon tax election in October of THIS YEAR. Or you will forever be known as ‘Sellout Singh,’” he added.

After months of high inflation post-pandemic, Canada’s annual inflation rate dropped to 2.5 per cent in July — down from 2.7 per cent in June. Statistic Canada said inflation increased at the slowest pace in more than three years, since March 2021.

Poilievre mentioned the rumours of cabinet shuffle happening this summer, which never took place, and said all the ministers “who gave us rising crime, costs and housing remain.”

More details to come.

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