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Pierre Poilievre

Profession : Politician

Birth : June 3, 1979

The opposition has always opposed the Universal Child Care Benefit, from the time the Liberals said parents would just spend it on beer and popcorn.

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My view is that Justin Trudeau will raise taxes on everyone.

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Budgets don't balance themselves, it takes fiscal discipline, and both the union and the government will have to show taxpayers that discipline.

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I think the opposition parties, particularly the NDP, probably should have more voice. I can't even remember the last time the NDP had a free vote.

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Government cannot tax what Parliament does not approve, but Parliament cannot approve what it does not know.

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I'm incredibly humbled the people of Carleton have very generously put their faith in me.

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I do believe in our system there's a role for holding the government accountable, and it's very important to have voices who represent the people and ensure the government, which has enormous power, respects the will of the people. That's what I hope to do.

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The reason why the Liberals and the NDP don't want parents to know about the universal child care benefit is because those parties would take that benefit away.

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I'm very comfortable with my record and I'm just going to keep on working hard.

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We're not going to allow the temporary foreign worker program to suppress wages for New Brunswickers.

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We do send regular e-mail alerts to EI claimants to inform them of jobs available in their skill set, in their communities, so they are aware that these jobs exist and it's just a matter of the employers hiring them.

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The bottom line is we're not going to be supporting the notion that someone could collect EI for almost a year after working only 360 hours or nine weeks.

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The government will not support a nine-week work year. That I can say with certainty.

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We promised the Accountability Act, we delivered the Accountability Act.

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It's interesting to note that Michael Ignatieff's ads don't mention Michael Ignatieff. Nor do they mention any positive plan for the economy or the country.

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If there are violent lawbreakers who want to rob the livelihoods of honest hard-working Canadians in the energy sector, then those lawbreakers should be treated like lawbreakers.

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If the Liberals and NDP were to take office they would take the benefits away and raise taxes.

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I read a lot of history. It has taught me that any politician has to overcome difficult periods in order to achieve their goals.

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Each time you live through a controversy you strengthen.

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The Fair Elections Act in its final form will require every single voter to produce ID showing who they are before they vote. Away from the noise in political Ottawa, everyone understands that this is common sense.

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