Poilievre Says Montreal, Quebec City Mayors Are ‘Incompetent’ on Housing File

Poilievre Says Montreal, Quebec City Mayors Are ‘Incompetent’ on Housing File
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the mayors of Quebec’s two largest cities on Jan. 18, calling the local leaders “incompetent” and accusing them of blocking construction projects.

In a post to social-media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the Tory leader pointed to what he called a “massive drop in construction in Quebec” despite what he said were billions of dollars in federal funds for Montreal and Quebec City.