Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre covered a lot of ground during a brief visit to Kelowna on Oct. 11.

Speaking to reporters at Summerhill Pyramid Winery, with Okanagan Lake as the backdrop, Poilievre answered questions about inflation, crime, the carbon tax, pronouns, and the Israel-Hamas war.

Inflation

91裸聊视频淗ere in Kelowna we just got the numbers from the food bank,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淭he highest in 41 years and the food bank directly attributes that to the inflation crisis. That91裸聊视频檚 a crisis Justin Trudeau and the NDP have caused.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre also addressed the housing crisis in the city and said many people have been forced to live in tents because they cannot afford rent.

91裸聊视频淎 very large tent city now right on the trail (Rail Trail) which grows constantly. Before Justin Trudeau that tent city wasn91裸聊视频檛 there.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre added the Liberal91裸聊视频檚 inflationary policies have doubled the cost of housing and driven up food prices faster than at any time in the last forty years.

He said a Conservative government would incentivize cities across the country to speed up and lower the cost of home building.

Crime

The Conservative leader also spoke about Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 crime rate, stating there are 10,000 thousand crimes per 100,000 people, the highest in the country.

91裸聊视频淎n astonishing amount of crime,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 one crime committed for every 10 citizens that live in Kelowna.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre criticized the Liberal-NDP coalition for implementing automatic bail (Bill C-75) for repeat, violent offenders.

91裸聊视频淪o my common sense plan is to make repeat, violent offenders ineligible for early bail or parole. They91裸聊视频檒l stay in jail where they can91裸聊视频檛 commit crime.91裸聊视频�

He also criticized the Liberals for decriminalizing hard drugs and going after lawful hunters and farmers rather than securing Canadian borders to keep illegal guns and drugs out.

Poilievre added the Conservatives would provide treatment instead of free drugs for those dealing with substance use issues.

Carbon Tax

Poilievre made a promise that a Conservative government would get rid of the carbon tax, introduced by the Liberals in 2019.

91裸聊视频淚f you tax the farmer who makes the food and the trucker who ships the food, you tax all those who buy the food.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre said Canadians are paying more for foreign food rather than less for Canadian food, and that getting rid of the tax will lower gas, heat, and grocery bills.

91裸聊视频淢y plan on the environment is technology and not taxes. So, where Justin Trudeau and the NDP want to raise the cost of traditional energy that is still needed, I want to lower the cost of carbon-free alternatives.91裸聊视频�

Pronouns

Poilievre was asked about legislation being introduced by the Saskatchewan government requiring educators to inform parents if their child wishes to be called by a different name or pronoun.

91裸聊视频淐onservatives support parental rights,91裸聊视频� Poilievre said. 91裸聊视频淲e believe that parents are the final authority in raising their kids and parents need to be informed of what goes on in their children91裸聊视频檚 lives.91裸聊视频�

This past summer the New Brunswick government made it mandatory for parental consent before educators can use chosen names or pronouns for kids under 16.

Poilievre accused the prime minister of interfering in such decisions.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 time for Justin Trudeau to butt out and let provinces run schools and parents raise kids.91裸聊视频�

Israel-Hamas war

91裸聊视频淲e unreservedly condemn Hamas for this attack,91裸聊视频� Poilievre said of the current situation in Israel. 91裸聊视频淥ur hearts break for every lost, innocent life both Palestinian and Israeli.91裸聊视频�

He called on the federal government to take action against Hamas including severe sanctions on Iran, which is the sponsor of Hamas, and to criminalize the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) the terrorist arm of the Iranian government.

91裸聊视频淭hat coordinates support for Hamas and Hezbollah. It is perfectly legal right now for Iran to use Canada as a staging ground for the IRGC which is the worst terrorist organization in the world,91裸聊视频� Poilievre added.

He said the conservatives are calling on the Trudeau government to ban the IRGC.

91裸聊视频淪o that Iran can no longer use our country to carry out its evil works.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre added he was not surprised Canada was left out of a statement by five of the G7 countries condemning Hamas.

91裸聊视频淲orld leaders don91裸聊视频檛 take Justin Trudeau seriously. They think he91裸聊视频檚 a joke91裸聊视频�that he has no idea what he91裸聊视频檚 talking about on matters of foreign policy.91裸聊视频�

Poilievre will also attend a 91裸聊视频楤ring It Home91裸聊视频� rally in Oliver this evening (Oct. 11).

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