(Ottawa) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau challenges his conservative rival Pierre Poilievre to disavow the support of American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. “We are not following this individual and we are not listening to what he has to say,” was the reaction from the office of the leader of the opposition.
The Liberal leader was not going to pass up the opportunity to draw attention to Alex Jones’ support for Pierre Poilievre on X.
“I’ve been following this guy for years, and he’s solid [the real deal] ! “, we read in a message published Thursday on the official account of the creator of the far-right site Infowars.
“Canada desperately needs many more leaders like him, just like the rest of the world,” is also written in this word covering a video of the Canadian conservative politician.
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The Prime Minister responded by accusing him of misinformation and disinformation in this matter, which is not a first.
But he added a layer by mentioning the support of Alex Jones, among others known for his denial of the massacre that occurred in 2012 at Sandy Hook elementary school.
“Speaking of misinformation and disinformation… any responsible leader receiving support from a notorious, lying conspiracy theorist like Alex Jones would have immediately rejected it,” he said.
“But that’s not what the Leader of the Opposition did. He did absolutely nothing, since this kind of support fits into his political strategy,” accused Justin Trudeau to the applause of his troops.
“We are not following this individual”
At Pierre Poilievre’s office, we wanted to dissociate ourselves from the American polemicist.
“We are not following this individual and we are not listening to what he has to say,” it was argued Tuesday.
“It is the approval of hard-working Canadians that the Conservatives are striving to win,” it was further argued.