Pierre Poilievre just TORCHED a hostile reporter trying to downplay Canada’s recession

Poilievre: “Under Mark Carney there have been four quarters of economic data.

The economy has shrunk in THREE of those four quarters.

Canada is the ONLY G7 country where that is happening.”

He went further:

- 120,000 Canadians have lost their jobs since Carney took office

- Second-highest unemployment in the G7

???? Pierre Poilievre just TORCHED a hostile reporter trying to downplay Canada’s recession.

Reporter: “We had 2.6% growth… aren’t you jumping the gun calling this a full-blown recession?”

Poilievre:
“Under Mark Carney there have been four quarters of economic data.
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— JayGen ???? er???????? (@JayGenXer)May 29, 2026