Pierre Poilievre

And that's on top of having among the highest taxes in the world with our 53% highest marginal tax rate plus carbon tax, plus high payroll taxes, plus high business taxes, plus high capital gains taxes. They're taking in more money than ever before. They've squeezed the taxpayer out of every last dime and they're still $62 billion short. And that's just one level of government, by the way.

And that's on top of having among the highest taxes in the world with our 53% highest marginal tax rate plus carbon tax, plus high payroll taxes, plus high business taxes, plus high capital gains taxes. They're taking in more money than ever before. They've squeezed the taxpayer out of every last dime and they're still $62 billion short. And that's just one level of government, by the way.

Then the provinces have deficits that compound the federal one. So we have way too much government, and we need to reduce the size and cost of government and unleash the power of the free market.

Then the provinces have deficits that compound the federal one. So we have way too much government, and we need to reduce the size and cost of government and unleash the power of the free market.

Then the provinces have deficits that compound the federal one. So we have way too much government, and we need to reduce the size and cost of government and unleash the power of the free market.

And this is not, it sounds like one of those sort of annoying things that bothers us all, but isn't very substantive. You know, you think these, you know, one guy is making 600 bucks an hour. Were... spending $21 billion on federal government consultants alone. That's $1,400 per Canadian family in federal taxes just for consultants per year. That's recurring. That's not a one-time cost.

And this is not, it sounds like one of those sort of annoying things that bothers us all, but isn't very substantive. You know, you think these, you know, one guy is making 600 bucks an hour. Were... spending $21 billion on federal government consultants alone. That's $1,400 per Canadian family in federal taxes just for consultants per year. That's recurring. That's not a one-time cost.

And this is not, it sounds like one of those sort of annoying things that bothers us all, but isn't very substantive. You know, you think these, you know, one guy is making 600 bucks an hour. Were... spending $21 billion on federal government consultants alone. That's $1,400 per Canadian family in federal taxes just for consultants per year. That's recurring. That's not a one-time cost.

So it is an insane amount of money to be spending on that, especially when you have more bureaucrats to supposedly do the work. And arguably, they're delivering worse results than ever before. I mean, our border is more porous. Our military has been weakened. And our basic services— Weakened or devastated. Well, you could put it either way.

So it is an insane amount of money to be spending on that, especially when you have more bureaucrats to supposedly do the work. And arguably, they're delivering worse results than ever before. I mean, our border is more porous. Our military has been weakened. And our basic services— Weakened or devastated. Well, you could put it either way.

So it is an insane amount of money to be spending on that, especially when you have more bureaucrats to supposedly do the work. And arguably, they're delivering worse results than ever before. I mean, our border is more porous. Our military has been weakened. And our basic services— Weakened or devastated. Well, you could put it either way.

I mean, it's been, I think it's definitely been weakened. And despite the heroism of the men and women who still serve, the political leadership has undermined it in every possible way.

I mean, it's been, I think it's definitely been weakened. And despite the heroism of the men and women who still serve, the political leadership has undermined it in every possible way.

I mean, it's been, I think it's definitely been weakened. And despite the heroism of the men and women who still serve, the political leadership has undermined it in every possible way.

Oh, by far in... We had a population growth of 1.2 million in 2023. That's on a base of 40 million people. So it's an astonishing number of people to bring in in one year. Everyone now admits that this was a calamity for housing, the job market, and our healthcare system. Well, Trudeau himself walked it back recently. He walked it back.

Oh, by far in... We had a population growth of 1.2 million in 2023. That's on a base of 40 million people. So it's an astonishing number of people to bring in in one year. Everyone now admits that this was a calamity for housing, the job market, and our healthcare system. Well, Trudeau himself walked it back recently. He walked it back.

Oh, by far in... We had a population growth of 1.2 million in 2023. That's on a base of 40 million people. So it's an astonishing number of people to bring in in one year. Everyone now admits that this was a calamity for housing, the job market, and our healthcare system. Well, Trudeau himself walked it back recently. He walked it back.

Yes. This is after he called everyone who questioned his immigration policy a racist.

Yes. This is after he called everyone who questioned his immigration policy a racist.

Yes. This is after he called everyone who questioned his immigration policy a racist.