Poilievre says Conservatives will fight for change in new session of Parliament

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his caucus volition beryllium pushing measures to marque Canada much affordable, safe, self-reliant and united, arsenic Conservative MPs hole to instrumentality to Parliament without him.

"We've expanded our conjugation to see national workers, young people, newcomers and others who had ne'er voted before," Poilievre told his energetic caucus successful Ottawa connected Sunday afternoon. "They voted for hope, for a change.

"And portion we narrowly missed forming a government, we present person each work to fulfil that anticipation and combat for that change." 

Poilievre's caucus remarks included galore ideas helium presented during the 2025 national predetermination campaign, including boosting location construction by cutting taxes and reddish tape, removing the concern c taxation and strengthening punishments for convulsive crimes.

But the Conservative person added a caller point to his team's checklist — demanding a outpouring fund "that reveals the existent shortage [and] lowers spending, taxes and inflation."

Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his Liberal authorities volition array a fund this fall, a determination helium argued is the close 1 due to the fact that there's "not overmuch value" successful rushing retired a fund astatine the earliest opportunity.

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Poilievre said helium was criticized by Carney connected the campaign trail for sloganeering implicit presenting a plan. But the Conservative person told his caucus "a fund is simply a plan. It's virtually a plan."

"Workers and tiny businesses person carried this morbidly obese authorities connected their backs," Poilievre said. "Lowering the outgo of authorities volition little the outgo of living."

Although Poilievre spent a bully information of his remarks criticizing Liberal policies — arsenic expected from the Opposition enactment — helium did accidental the Conservatives would enactment with Carney to get escaped of U.S. tariffs on Canada.

He besides reiterated proposals helium has argued volition fortify Canada's home economy, including gathering much mines, pipelines, liquefied earthy state plants and hydroelectric dams. 

"We indispensable beryllium the fastest spot successful the [Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development] to get a gathering permit," Poilievre said. "And we indispensable person the lowest taxes connected work, investment, vigor and location building."

A House of Commons without Poilievre

The Conservatives won 144 seats successful the caller national election, but Poilievre's spot successful Carleton, adjacent Ottawa, was not 1 of them. He mislaid to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy by much than 4,000 votes.

Conservative MP Damien Kurek plans to springiness up his spot successful Alberta to let Poilievre to tally determination successful a byelection. Carney has said he intends to telephone a byelection arsenic soon arsenic possible.

In the meantime, erstwhile Conservative person Andrew Scheer volition service arsenic the person of the Opposition successful the House of Commons and Poilievre has appointed 73 radical arsenic critics connected circumstantial files.

Poilievre has closed his constituency and Parliament Hill offices pursuing his predetermination defeat, but he's expected to enactment successful Stornoway — Canada's residence for the person of the Official Opposition — contempt losing that title.

"Given that Mr. Poilievre hopes to beryllium re-elected arsenic a Member of Parliament successful a fewer months and Prime Minister Carney promised to clasp the byelection quickly, it would beryllium much costly to taxpayers to determination the household retired and past close backmost into the residence," Scheer said successful a connection successful mid-March.

"I person nary volition to determination into the residence and truthful we expect the household volition conscionable stay determination done this abbreviated modulation phase."

Parliament volition instrumentality connected Monday. MPs volition archetypal request to prime a speaker, an impartial arbiter of House proceedings who maintains bid during debates. 

Conservatives Chris d'Entremont and Tom Kmiec person sent letters to their chap MPs pitching themselves for the Speaker's role. D'Entremont has served arsenic Deputy Speaker since 2021.

On Tuesday, King Charles volition work the throne code successful the Senate astatine astir 11 a.m. ET, marking the opening of the 45th Parliament of Canada. It's expected to instrumentality up to 25 minutes. 

The code is written by the national authorities and lays retired its priorities and plans for the caller league of Parliament. The King's sojourn volition people the 3rd clip a Canadian monarch has work the throne code successful Canada.