OTTAWA — With less than two weeks before the Mark Carney government releases its first budget, the leader of Canada’s Opposition will sit down with the prime minister to discuss their concerns.
News of the meeting broke late Wednesday morning, just days after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter laying out his party’s demands for the upcoming budget.
“You need to reverse course and join with Conservatives to restore Canada’s promise that hard work is rewarded, food and homes are affordable, streets are safe, and our economy is self-reliant,” Poilievre wrote in the letter.
“We will work with anyone from any party to achieve that goal. So please feel free to steal our ideas — in action, not just talk.”
Issues in the letter include homebuilding, spending, cost-of-living and Canada’s shrinking economy.
“You have kept almost all of Justin Trudeau’s economic policies — now you are repeating his promises,” the letter continued.
“You claim that big deficits are investments. That is exactly the alchemy Trudeau promised: that deficits would spark investment and growth.”
The meeting is scheduled to take place at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
When contacted by theToronto Sun, the PMO declined to comment on the meeting until it takes place.
With the budget representing a real threat to Carney’s minority government, rumours about the possibility of the budget — and Carney’s fledgling government — falling in a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons, putting the onus on the government to ensure all parties are satisfied.
