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Pierre Poilievre presents himself as a friend of the working person, but a Canadian government supplying only "core services" would mean cutbacks that hurt working people, Linda McQuaig writes.
However, in an unscripted comment last month that received almost no media attention, the Conservative leader briefly provided us with a glimpse of the bleak vision he has for Canada.
“I’m very hesitant to spend taxpayers’ money on anything other than the core services of roads, bridges, police, military, border security and a safety net for those who can’t provide for themselves. That’s common sense. Let’s bring it home,” Poilievre told reporters during a campaign stop at a Vancouver gas station.
This suggests an agenda of cuts that goes well beyond axing the carbon tax.
Poilievre didn’t even mention — among his list of things he considers worthy of taxpayers’ money — Canada’s major social programs including health care, education, pensions and family supports, which are central to the lives of almost all Canadians.
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