OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With his prolonged anti-worker monitor report and historical past of reducing well being care, Pierre Poilievre’s election as chief of the Conservative Party of Canada is a priority for working households, warned Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
“Pierre Poilievre has used populist rhetoric to hide away his real agenda. But his long track record of attacking workers’ rights and siding with profitable corporations over everyday people makes clear the kind of leader he would be if he gained power,” warned Bruske. “While Mr. Poilievre talks loudly about inflation, he cannot be counted on to push companies to increase workers’ pay to keep up with skyrocketing inflation.”
Bruske famous that whereas the proof clearly exhibits wages will not be contributing to rising inflation, ‘greedflation’ by massive companies – who’re profiting from the inflation to boost costs – helps to drive up the price of residing.
“While workers and their families see their buying power decreasing, Mr. Poilievre ignores the real problem. It is critical people see through his glib rhetoric to what his real plans are for our country,” defined Bruske. “All we hear from Mr. Poilievre are vague sound bites about freedom. But he isn’t talking about your freedom to make a fair wage or the freedom to make greedy corporations pay their fair share.”
Bruske added that Poilievre does have a earlier report in authorities, having served in a Conservative authorities that reduce well being care, imposed austerity on on a regular basis individuals, launched anti-labour legal guidelines and helped wealthy companies pay even much less in taxes.
“In government, Mr. Poilievre and his Conservative colleagues ignored the warnings of frontline health workers and voted to cut tens of billions from public health care funding. He voted to cut support for unemployed workers and repeatedly attacked workers’ rights,” concluded Bruske. “Pierre Poilievre cannot be trusted now to repair our broken health care system, help struggling families or stand up for workers.”
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