Poilievre Gives Nearly 4-Hour Speech in House to Delay Vote on Budget Bill

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a nearly four-hour speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday night to delay a vote on the Liberal government’s Bill C-47, or Budget Implementation Act, which the Tories have been vocal against for its deficit spending measures.

Poilieve began his speech on June 7  just after 8 p.m. and continued until around 11:45 p.m., being interrupted only from time to time by various members raising points of order.