Poilievre Vows to Ban Oil Imports From ‘Dirty Dictators’ Within 5 Years If Elected Prime Minister

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Conservative member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 30, 2021. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre vows to end imports of overseas oil within five years if elected prime minister.

During a campaign stop on Friday in Saint John, N.B., Poilievre said he will do so by banning imports from “polluting dictatorships,” doubling Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil production, and supporting projects that move western Canadian oil to eastern Canadian markets.