During a recent press conference, Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, pulled no punches in his answer when asked if he endorsed Israel hitting Iran’s nuclear sites in response to Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel.
Poilievre, the likely candidate to replace leftist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made his stance clear on the conflict in the Middle East endorsing Israel striking Iran’s nuclear sites.
A reporter asked Poilievre: “Yesterday you said that you endorse Israel proactively defending itself by hitting Iran’s nuclear sites, which is something President Joe Biden does not endorse. Do you not feel that this could lead to a likelihood of an all-out conventional war between Iran and Israel, and do you not agree with Joe Biden and his assessment?”
Poilievre replied: “I think the idea of allowing a genocidal, theocratic, unstable dictatorship — that is desperate to avoid being overthrown by its own people — to develop nuclear weapons, is about the most dangerous and irresponsible thing that the world could ever allow.
Just Now: When asked whether he would support Israel striking the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Canadian opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, responds:
“It would be a gift by the Jewish state to humanity.” pic.twitter.com/fsmwCTIOWF
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“And if Israel were to stop that genocidal, theocratic, unstable government from acquiring nuclear weapons, it would be a gift by the Jewish state to humanity.”
The Conservatives in Canada have seen a surge in support especially among voters in the 18 – 35 age bracket, according to a recent poll.
An astonishing 47 per cent of Canadian Millennials would vote for Pierre Poilievre if an election were held today and nearly half of all Canadians want an election to be called this year.
The numbers taken from top pollsters in Canada and curated by The Hub, also found that 38 per cent of Canadian respondents believed Trudeau is the worst prime minister since 1968.
The reasons why the leader of the Conservative Party is doing so well among young voters is largely economic: high inflation, a cost-of-living crisis, and housing unaffordability are all driving young people away from the Liberals.
Other reasons young people are turning away from Trudeau include his regulation of the internet in an attempt to fight disinformation and his climate change policies which have both been losing public support for months.
In particular, the carbon tax brought in by the Liberals has been seized on by Poilievre, whose promise to “Axe the Tax” has resonated with Millennials on social media.
CBS News reported: “Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are poised to win a massive majority government.”
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CBS News’ Poll Tracker said polls showed Poilievre’s Conservatives getting 42.8 per cent while Trudeau’s Liberal Party only won 22.8 per cent.
The poll tracker showed Conservatives would win a massive 220 seats in the 343-seat Canadian Parliament.
Omer Aziz, a former foreign policy advisor to the Liberal government, said about Poilievre: “He’s easily the most skilled Conservative politician I’ve seen in my lifetime.
“We Liberals didn’t take him seriously enough early on. He could wipe us out.”
Canada’s next election will have to take place at some point before or during October 2025.