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Pierre Poilievre: “Simply put, the last decade the federal government has done terribly at the things that are actually its job…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2026
Simply put, the last decade the federal government has done terribly at the things that are actually its job: immigration, crime, military spending, borders, while intruding into things that are not its job: regulating our resources, going after hunting rifles which are private property, just to name a few examples.
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Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party of Canada

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Addressing government overreach in Edmonton.

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