Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen accuses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of “completely” losing sight of Canadian needs, calling on his government to tackle the cost of living crisis, use the Emergency Situations Act and his unwillingness to repeal COVID-19. .
In a speech to the Federal Conservative Assembly on Parliament Hill on Wednesday morning, Bergen took the opportunity, after inviting cameras to what is usually a closed-door event, to talk to Canadians struggling or feeling frustrated by inflation and travel restrictions, and blame it. directly to the Prime Minister.
Bergen also accused Trudeau’s party of “playing politics and dividing Canadians”.
“While millions of Canadians who are banned from traveling to Canada can now, it is too late for so many… These are important events and memories that so many Canadians will never return. That fact will be the legacy of the prime minister, “Bergen said.
“The prime minister has completely lost sight of what Canadians need and this is hurting you and your families.
While the Trudeau government has a role to play when it comes to accessibility and federal travel measures in response to similar Conservative attacks in recent months, Liberals have cited problems such as inflation and airport delays as not unique Canadian issues and defended spending and restrictions. pandemic times as measures to protect people throughout the crisis.
In his speech, Bergen also referred to 600,000 Conservative party members who had grown significantly through the ongoing and sometimes brutal race for leadership, saying the party was “strong, united and big”.
There is a little more than a week left before the House of Commons is postponed for the summer, and the Conservative Party is ready to elect its new permanent leader in September, just before the autumn parliamentary session begins.
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