8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

With a federal election underway, The Canadian Press looked at several claims from a list making the rounds on social media about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's voting record and actions

Pierre Poilievre has staked out policies for his Conservative Party of Canada in stark opposition to those of the ruling Liberals ahead of this year's federal election, but social media users claim a screenshot of his voting record proves he sided with the government on hundreds of parliamentary motions. This is misleading; the statistic represents the total number of motions approved by Parliament regardless of party sponsor and legislative records show Poilievre voted against most Liberal proposals since the 2021 election.

Today, Pierre Poilievre is trying to sell Parliament on his private member’s bill. But what Pierre is peddling will cut funding to build homes people can actually afford. And even he knows Conservatives will make housing worse.

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As Poilievre targets Carney over Brookfield’s offshore fund, the real scandal isn’t one man’s tax record—it’s the legal framework that still rewards avoidance and punishes transparency.

At least seven Conservative MPs held stock in Liberal leader’s former company, IJF analysis finds

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, speaking on Day 19 of the campaign from Milton, Ont., says he will respect the results of the election, no matter the outcome. The question to Poilievre came as some Conservative supporters have questioned polls, which when aggregated show Liberals leading Poilievre's party.

MONTREAL — Rebel News and other right-wing media outlets dominated the question-and-answer sessions with federal party leaders after Wednesday's French-language leaders debate — though not all of them got answers to their questions.

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Campaign promise is an “intrusion on university autonomy and academic freedom.”

OPINION: What would a “war on woke” look like for Canada if Poilievre wins?

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This federal election may be the most consequential of our times and as such, it is our duty to hold the leaders to account for assertions that are fact-checkable.

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I’ve been admittedly on the fence when it comes to mandates, and absolutely see both sides of the issue. I’ve avoided posting to take time to make up my mind. As I believe we all should be. While on…

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