Former B.C. finance minister endorses Pierre Poilievre for federal Conservative leadership
Posted April 11, 2022 12:12 pm.
Last Updated April 11, 2022 12:25 pm.
The apparent frontrunner in the race to replace Erin O’Toole as federal Conservative leader got a high profile endorsement while he was in Langley on Sunday.
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says Pierre Poilievre is the country’s best bet to bring back what he calls “fiscal sanity.”
de Jong, the BC Liberal MLA for Abbotsford West, made the comments on social media.
As a former Finance Minister, it’s clear we need to bring back fiscal sanity and common sense to the country’s finances. From my perspective, @PierrePoilievre is the guy to do just that!
— Mike de Jong (@Mike_de_Jong) April 11, 2022
Poilievre also made stops in Vancouver, Kelowna and Vernon over the weekend. He is set to visit Calgary and Edmonton on Tuesday and Thursday.
The conservative leadership race is heating up, as candidates have until April 19 to throw their hat into the ring. The new leader is set to take the helm in September.
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Candice Bergen is currently serving as the interim leader of the party, which is now facing a united front of Liberals and New Democrats after the parties agreed to a supply and confidence deal which will be in place until 2025.
Read the full list of all the candidates and their platforms here.
On the other side of the political coin, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also in B.C. this week, with an announcement on electric vehicle initiatives this morning, seemingly to highlight his governments federal budget promises.
