Opinion | Pierre Poilievre has outrageous ideas about the Bank of Canada. His party — and the country — deserve better

At the first Conservative leadership debate, he said out loud what he had been saying privately, calling for the firing of Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem — and simultaneously sucking all of the oxygen out of the room, leaving no air for anyone else to come up with better ideas for the economic recovery.

Let’s set aside Poilievre’s nonsensical statements for a moment to consider what we’re left with if the Conservative party wants to hang onto its reputation as good economic managers. Patrick Brown called for major increases in immigration, Jean Charest sees national unity as the prerequisite to everything, Roman Baber wants to end federal equalization payments. They are all upset about the cost of housing, and the cost of living more generally, and they all want the world to appreciate Canada’s natural resources.

For one thing, the recipe doesn’t always stand up when voters get involved. Erin O’Toole competed in the last Conservative leadership race on similar ideas, but he edged away from them when he had to put together an election platform, which showed deficits and spending that rivalled those of the Liberals.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

hscoffield Well I hope pierre is successful

hscoffield It's not him

hscoffield He is absolutely right. Tiff Maclem is one of many bureaucrats that should be fired.

hscoffield Pierre will be exactly what this country needs. 👍

hscoffield He's right

hscoffield i’m voting for him. he’s incredible

hscoffield He’s right. Listen and you can Learn.

hscoffield Typical Liberal slam from one of their propaganda media DOWN WITH TRUDEAU

KafferJkaffer hscoffield I don't know / is he also one of those Swabs young leaders?

hscoffield This is the majority of his party. Get your head out of the sand. This is what Conservatism is cdnpoli

hscoffield

hscoffield The country does deserve better. That's why we have to kick Meethead and the surfer dude to the curb asap.

hscoffield The media seems more focused on the opposition than on the Liberal Government (Winnipeg Lab docs, gas price increases as they shutdown the oil industry, inflation...)

hscoffield The same people who told you to ban unvaccinated family members are now telling you who to vote for. At what point will people tell them to F off

hscoffield Skippy has no intention of actually doing most of the things he’s promising now if he ever becomes PM. His rants are designed to rile up the ignorant and garner votes. He’s learned from Trump that being a disrupter can make you a powerful voice

hscoffield You can't talk bad about the elites, they don't like the common folk

hscoffield His party needs to disqualify him. How does the BoC affects his party n it’s member to consider him as their leader? Campaign are of different stages. The Central Bank is the lifeline of any economy. Himself, his party and members are all enjoying the Bank’s credits/facilities.

hscoffield Total crap and typical of the Toronto Star.

hscoffield Pierre Poilievre ideas are bang on. What a relief to finally support a man of substance and truth.

hscoffield When the measure of competency is sound bites, light weights like PP rise to the top. This is where most modern media fails the majority.

hscoffield Just checking in to confirm you had the same editorial on Chrétien and Crow in 1993? PierrePoilievre cdnpoli

hscoffield Cool story…now do one on 6% inflation rate from the Trudeau government……… That’s what I thought!

hscoffield I'm sure he's more aware of what's going on in the political arena more than those who are trying to berate him.

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