While Addressing Liberal Convention, Trudeau Takes Shot at Poilievre for ‘Wokism’ Criticism

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a keynote address at the 2023 Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took shots at Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre while addressing delegates on the first day of the Liberal Party’s 2023 national convention in Ottawa, saying Poilievre is wrong to criticize the government for being “too woke” and needs to “wake up” himself.

Trudeau began his keynote address on May 4 by speaking about general economic issues and his government’s policies on them before taking a partisan turn to say the Conservatives either criticize the government for “investing in Canadians” or because “our policies are too woke.”