‘Ground the Jet’: Poilievre Has First Joust With Trudeau in the House as Tory Leader

‘Ground the Jet’: Poilievre Has First Joust With Trudeau in the House as Tory Leader
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in Ottawa on Sept. 20, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had his first opportunity in this year’s fall sitting of Parliament to spar with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during question period in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, where he told the prime minister to “ground the jet” and cancel planned tax hikes.

“It’s good to see the prime minister here visiting Canada to fill up the gas in his private jet, but things are bad on the ground in Canada,” said Poilievre. “Will the prime minister cancel the tax increases on gas, heating, food, and paycheques?”