Watch: Poilievre Makes Gov’t Journalist Look Foolish On Parliament Hill

Subhead:'If you want any proof that my economic ideas are the best, the Liberals are all … copying them right before the election,' Poilievre said Monday.#

A government-approved journalist from the Parliamentary Press Gallery failed to catch Pierre Poilievre off-guard Monday with a baffling question on his economic record.

“What economic and diplomatic experience do you have to go up against Donald Trump,” asked a reporter. “Quite a lot, actually,” he replied, noting he was the minister of housing and jobs under the Harper government more than a decade ago.

“I helped Mr. Harper cut the GST, cut income tax, cut business tax, and balanced the budget,” he said. In 2023, the average Canadian family paid $64,610 in taxes, representing 46.1% of their annual gross income ($140,106), up from 45.2% the year before.

Meanwhile, the Liberal government has never balanced the budget under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The inquiry follows a storm of false media accusations, calling Poilievre a “MAGA guy,” amid contentious trade disputes with the United States.