The presumptive next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada rallied supporters with a speech today in Nanaimo.

Pierre Poilievre, the frontrunner in the partysa国际传媒檚 leadership campaign, held a meet-and-greet Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

The MP promised people sa国际传媒渟maller government and bigger citizens,sa国际传媒� and closed his speech by talking about a desire to fight for freedom rather than fight over control. He said if he becomes Conservative leader and then prime minister, he will stand up to sa国际传媒済ate-keeperssa国际传媒� who try to control what people see and what people say.

sa国际传媒淭hese woke warriors want to control what other people say. Theysa国际传媒檙e always talking about new ways to divide us,sa国际传媒� Poilievre said.

He said a Conservative government would repeal amendments to the Broadcasting Act which he called sa国际传媒渃ensorship law,sa国际传媒� and would require every university that receives federal research grants to commit to upholding rights around freedom of expression for students and faculty.

He promised to defund the CBC and got a standing ovation when he announced that he would ban all Conservative ministers from any involvement in the World Economic Forum.

sa国际传媒淚f any of my ministers want to go to that big fancy conference of billionaires with the World Economic Forum in Davos, they better make it a one-way ticket because they wonsa国际传媒檛 be back in my cabinet,sa国际传媒� he said.

Poilievre outlined plans for Canada to grow more food, produce more energy and build more homes. On housing, he said a Conservative government under his leadership would link federal infrastructure dollars for cities to the number of housing units those cities permit. He also said every federally funded transit station would come with pre-approval for housing, and sa国际传媒渦nder-utilizedsa国际传媒� federal buildings would be sold for conversion to affordable housing.

Poilievre said the Liberal governmentsa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒渋nflationary deficitssa国际传媒� means there is more money chasing fewer goods, resulting in rising costs. He discussed some of his plans to rein in government spending, including a sa国际传媒減ay-as-you-go lawsa国际传媒� requiring the federal government to find a dollar in savings for every new dollar in spending.

sa国际传媒淧oliticians need legal limits on their spending and they will get it when I am prime minister,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淵ousa国际传媒檝e been pinching your pennies long enough.sa国际传媒�

Poilievre has another meet-and-greet scheduled for Sunday evening, Aug. 28, at Sidneysa国际传媒檚 Mary Winspear Centre, and another event Monday, Aug. 29, at Vancouversa国际传媒檚 Italian Cultural Centre.

The Conservatives will announce their next leader Sept. 10. The other candidates are Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber.

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