Poilievre Warns That Socialist View of Human Nature Reduces Freedom

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife, Anaida Galindo, attend an event in Berlin, Germany, on March 4, 2026. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

In a recent appearance on a leading podcast, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre warned that supporters of socialism have a contradictory view of human nature that can eventually lead to a reduction in individual freedoms.

Supporters of socialism believe humans are “wretched, self-interested, greedy” when they’re in the private economy, but are “angels” when they work on behalf of the government, Poilievre said April 2 on “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, which has 15.6 million subscribers on YouTube.