Poilievre Issues Tax Challenge to Trudeau in First National Caucus Address

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the Conservative caucus for the first time as leader during a meeting in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Newly minted Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to not raise taxes in 2023 in remarks before meeting with the Conservative caucus on Sept. 12.

“I’m issuing a challenge to Justin Trudeau today: if you really understand the suffering of Canadians, Mr. Prime Minister, if you understand that people can’t gas their cars, feed their families, or afford homes for themselves, if you really care, commit today that there will be no new tax increases on workers and on seniors—none,” said Poilievre in Ottawa.