Poilievre compares Trudeau to “shady contractor” as leaders spar over housing affordability

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre compared Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a “shady contractor” as he criticized Trudeau over his government’s efforts to improve housing affordability for Canadians.

“You listen to him rattle off the billions he’s spent to achieve that failure, it kind of reminds you of that shady contractor who promises you a new home but the cost keeps going up and up and up – but the house never actually gets built,” he said.

Trudeau responded by contending that housing affordability in Canada would be worse with a Conservative government that “continued to cross its arms and cut services to Canadians for the past eight years.”

Pierre countered that when he was housing minister, prices were lower than they are today.

“You don’t have to imagine, it’s called history,” he quipped.

Last week, Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen introduced a $4 billion Housing Accelerator Fund aimed at helping cities, towns and Indigenous communities unlock new housing supply by speeding up development and approvals.

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[louangesaves]

As a lifelong liberal, I’m going to be giving my vote to PP next election . Trudeau has made the liberal party a real joke and embarrassment.

[AK-nxlg]

Shady is the nicest thing anyone can call Trudeau

[jeffsmith]

Being compared to a shady contractor is complementary in comparison to what a whole lot of Canadians would compare him to.

[Slipshott]

" the very first Government infrastructure project was to install a doorknob in the Prime Minister's office"
Good one Pierre, good one.

[huskyng]

Trudeau need to go ASAP, no more bully, Trudeau raising prime rate 8x straight within 1.5yr, more money for homeowners mortgage then more raise money for rentals..

[jsu]

You don’t have to imagine, it’s called history 😂!!! Slam dunk. Brilliant.

[tomcotter]

Justin
I can feel myself getting DumBer just listening to you !
I’m 100 % ready to vote ☑️ you out

[johnrodgers]

Trudy is loosing it ! Pierre is grilling him like rotten meat !!!!

[howardgero]

The affordable housing that never comes .

[brandonhiles]

I love how frequently Pierre destroys Justin in these conversations, gives me hope in canada again.

[ehhh]

Nice Edit @Globalnews. Why cut away from Trudeau's completely muffed reply on housing in his fathers area. Lib caucus looked ashamed of Trudeau as their leader.

[BlazinCanadiaN]

If JT steals the next election, I'm leaving this country.

[rosaluks]

"we should forgive him for failing because he fails expensively" succinct and brilliant remark

[VickyVicky-bscw]

Enough of those lies, enough of corruption, enough of Trudeaus

[Pepz]

When and where has Trudeau INVESTED in Canadians to make sure everyone has a HOME to live in? More and more people have become not only Homeless but Jobless too.

[scottm]

Trudeau has never answered a question asked of him in his time as PM

[kellydeback]

JT and CF need to walk the green mile ASAP.

[toolu]

Mi know for a fact that jt is not knowledgeable in economics and finance it’s just hard for me to hear him speak about the Canadian economy when I see a drama teacher

[skeet]

My father's time...Wow that was embarrassing thing to say.

[jay.powerstroke]

Like Pierre or not, that ending is pretty golden