According to the Leader of the Government in the Commons | Poilievre must not continue his “circus” in parliament

(Ottawa) The new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre must not continue his “circus” in the House of Commons, said the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Mark Holland, on the first day of the parliamentary session.

“I would just like to impress on the Conservatives this: that I don’t think this is the time to play. Now is not the time to try to be smart or use tricks or try to pretend things or solutions that are not, ”he said during a press conference on Tuesday.

Mr. Holland called on his opponents to adopt “a respectful tone” and to rise to the occasion since “the hour is serious”.

Sometimes during a leadership contest, a candidate does “one way and then pivots” when elected leader, Holland said. However, “if the circus continues, they will see who will buy tickets,” he added. He believes that this is not what the population wants, “but I am not in the Conservative Party”.

Singh’s all-out attack on Poilievre

The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, also did not mince his words with regard to his conservative counterpart with whom he has no chemistry.

“Pierre Poilievre wants to continue to help the big banks [et] big business like he has in the past because he doesn’t support the idea of ​​CEOs, big business paying their fair share, the NDP leader said. He voted against a minimum wage to help workers. He is against the idea of [mettre] more money in people’s pockets. »

While the NDP wants to “improve people’s lives” and “put in place bills that meet the needs of families”, the priorities of Mr. Poilievre’s Conservatives “are very different”, so much so that the two formations are “in no way, on the fundamental issues”, on the same wavelength, decided Mr. Singh.

And as far as the Liberals are concerned, they showed “openness to collaboration”, but we had to “force” their hand, he added.

As for tone, Singh lamented that “other parties” are constantly trying to score political points. They attack each other “only for the attack, only the criticism”, he said.

The first confrontation between the Prime Minister and the new Conservative leader will have to wait a few days, Justin Trudeau being in New York for two days on the occasion of the start of the debates of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The parliamentary session promises to be particularly busy and marked by the fight against inflation. In particular, the government intends to introduce a bill on dental care which will aim to allow the government to send checks to low- and middle-income families to help them pay for oral health services for their children.