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Canada ‘has become the place that can’t get anything done,’ Pierre Poilievre tells B.C. crowd

Conservative leader talks inflation, housing and red tape during first official speech in B.C.
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Anita Huberman, president of Surrey Board of Trade, and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre in Surrey on Tuesday (Nov. 8). (Photo: Surrey Board of Trade/ Facebook)

In his first official speech in B.C. since becoming the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre focused on the impact that inflation is having on Canadians during a business luncheon in B.C. on Tuesday (Nov. 8).

Speaking to a sold-out crowd at a Surrey Board of Trade event, he said one-fifth of Canadians are skipping meals because they can’t afford groceries.

Furthermore,

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Anna Burns

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I cover breaking news, health care, court and social issues-related topics for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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