‘I’m Not Woke’: Poilievre Responds to Trudeau Telling Him to ‘Wake Up’

‘I’m Not Woke’: Poilievre Responds to Trudeau Telling Him to ‘Wake Up’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference at the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre wing of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa on March 19, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has fired back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for criticizing him for his opposition to “woke” policies, by saying the Liberal government’s current priorities have contributed to high inflation and increased crime rates.

“I’m not woke, but I am common-sense and I will bring home a country that works for the people who actually do the work,” Poilievre said in a video posted to Twitter on May 5—one day after the prime minister took aim at the Official Opposition leader while speaking at the Liberal national convention.