OTTAWA — New Democrats and Conservatives have both launched television ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, a group politicians see as having increased power in the next federal election.
The commercial the New Democrats launched across the country last week featured union leaders describing Poilievre as a career politician who"has never been a worker and never stood with workers." Images include shots of party Leader Jagmeet Singh on picket lines in various locales throughout the country.
They also launched an accompanying radio ad attacking Singh for keeping his supply-and-confidence agreement with the minority government, as Tories continue to blame Liberal policies for increased national crime, a shortage of housing and long lines at food banks. "You see it in the States where the sitting president actually went to a picket line, which by the way I'll note is a place you'll never see Pierre Poilievre," he said in a phone interview.
"You never once hear him talking about corporate greed, never once hear him taking on the big bosses," said NDP labour critic Matthew Green. It's a change in tone from his earlier days in Parliament, where he voted in favour of a private member's bill that sought to force labour unions to publicly disclose how they spend their money. Another bill he backed paved the way to allow workers in unionized environments to opt out of paying dues.
" is trying to make the point he can take those working class seats. He's doing a lot of talking, and this is his chance to show if he can actually pull it off," Soule said.
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