Poilievre blames Liberals for ‘record-smashing’ 25% of Canadians living in poverty

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberal government during question period on Tuesday of promising trickle-down economics while “taking money away” from small businesses and workers. “Now, a record-smashing 25 per cent of Canadians live in poverty after nine years of his taxes, his deficits and his doubling housing costs. Why is he going ahead with the same economics that caused the poverty in order to solve it?” Poilievre asked, citing a new report from Food Banks Canada.

• New report says 1 in 4 Canadians may be living in poverty