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Pierre Poilievre Is Lying To Your Face

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Standard Parliamentary Practice: The creator notes that it is standard procedure for a majority government to maintain a majority on parliamentary committees (0:14-0:29).
The 2007 Harper Playbook: The core of the argument is that in 2007, when Stephen Harper led a minority government, his office produced a 200-page manual for Conservative committee chairs (1:26-1:54).
Tactics of Obstruction: This manual, referred to by the creator as an "obstruction manual," provided instructions on how to evade accountability by:
Stacking witness lists with friendly individuals (2:10-2:13)
Coaching witnesses prior to their testimony (2:15-2:17)
Using filibustering tactics to stall inconvenient proceedings (2:21-2:25)
Adjourning hearings entirely if other tactics failed (2:27-2:32)
Hypocrisy Allegation: The creator emphasizes that both Pierre Poilievre and Andrew Scheer were active, senior members of the government when this manual was in use (2:49-3:04), yet they never spoke out against these practices at the time, leading the creator to question the sincerity of their current claims regarding democratic oversight (3:05-4:33).
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Faster than a human brain can process and fprm an opinion, he's already at a podium bitching and whining about the Sovereign fund announcement.
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I guess PP forgot about Canada Savings Bonds and War Bonds.
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The Two Roles of an MP: The creator emphasizes that an MP has two distinct responsibilities: working in Ottawa (voting, committees, question period) and serving their local constituency (being present, meeting with local residents, and understanding their concerns) (1:26-3:36).
Lack of Visibility: Since winning the seat in August 2025, the creator reports being unable to find documented evidence of Poilievre being present in his riding, other than a single appearance for Remembrance Day (5:38-6:09).
Temporary Arrangement: The video highlights that the seat was vacated by Damien Kurek specifically to allow Poilievre to return to Parliament, and it was considered a temporary arrangement from the start. Furthermore, the Conservative Party has already confirmed Poilievre will not run in that riding in the next election (4:31-6:45).
Expense Disclosures: The creator checked public quarterly expense disclosures and found zero dollars listed for travel expenses to the riding, which they argue is highly unusual for an MP representing a district 3,000 km away from their base of operations in Ottawa (11:09-12:18).
Conclusion:
The creator concludes by questioning if Poilievre is meeting the basic expectations of his role and calls for further investigation by professional journalists to hold the MP accountable to his constituents in Battle River–Crowfoot (14:25-16:50).
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Pierre Poilievre: This Liberal PM has been wrong about every major economic issue of the last decade

Mark Carney: Wrong on crypto, wrong on Brexit ... You know what this government is right on? Cooperative federalism. It's about working with Ontario -- a Premier that picks up my phone call
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