Poilievre Rebukes Media for Portraying Trucker Convoy as ‘Extremist’ in Nature

Poilievre Rebukes Media for Portraying Trucker Convoy as ‘Extremist’ in Nature
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 19, 2021. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre pushed back today against reporting that portrays the trucker’s “Freedom Convoy” against the government’s vaccine mandate as extremist in nature based on some comments from individuals who don’t represent the group.

Poilievre made the remarks in response to a question from a reporter in Ottawa who asked what he thought about the “extreme elements” latching on to the protest. He said the question itself spoke to a larger problem with how what he characterized as “liberal media” portray protests organized by conservative groups.

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