The presumptive next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada rallied supporters with a speech today in Nanaimo.

Pierre Poilievre, the frontrunner in the party害羞草研究所檚 leadership campaign, held a meet-and-greet Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

The MP promised people 害羞草研究所渟maller government and bigger citizens,害羞草研究所� and closed his speech by talking about a desire to fight for freedom rather than fight over control. He said if he becomes Conservative leader and then prime minister, he will stand up to 害羞草研究所済ate-keepers害羞草研究所� who try to control what people see and what people say.

害羞草研究所淭hese woke warriors want to control what other people say. They害羞草研究所檙e always talking about new ways to divide us,害羞草研究所� Poilievre said.

He said a Conservative government would repeal amendments to the Broadcasting Act which he called 害羞草研究所渃ensorship law,害羞草研究所� and would require every university that receives federal research grants to commit to upholding rights around freedom of expression for students and faculty.

He promised to defund the CBC and got a standing ovation when he announced that he would ban all Conservative ministers from any involvement in the World Economic Forum.

害羞草研究所淚f any of my ministers want to go to that big fancy conference of billionaires with the World Economic Forum in Davos, they better make it a one-way ticket because they won害羞草研究所檛 be back in my cabinet,害羞草研究所� he said.

Poilievre outlined plans for Canada to grow more food, produce more energy and build more homes. On housing, he said a Conservative government under his leadership would link federal infrastructure dollars for cities to the number of housing units those cities permit. He also said every federally funded transit station would come with pre-approval for housing, and 害羞草研究所渦nder-utilized害羞草研究所� federal buildings would be sold for conversion to affordable housing.

Poilievre said the Liberal government害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渋nflationary deficits害羞草研究所� means there is more money chasing fewer goods, resulting in rising costs. He discussed some of his plans to rein in government spending, including a 害羞草研究所減ay-as-you-go law害羞草研究所� requiring the federal government to find a dollar in savings for every new dollar in spending.

害羞草研究所淧oliticians need legal limits on their spending and they will get it when I am prime minister,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淵ou害羞草研究所檝e been pinching your pennies long enough.害羞草研究所�

Poilievre has another meet-and-greet scheduled for Sunday evening, Aug. 28, at Sidney害羞草研究所檚 Mary Winspear Centre, and another event Monday, Aug. 29, at Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Italian Cultural Centre.

The Conservatives will announce their next leader Sept. 10. The other candidates are Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber.

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