US EditionYoung Canadians Have ‘Already Sacrificed Enough,’ Poilievre Says in Counter-Speech to Carney
Pierre Poilievre criticizes Prime Minister Mark Carney for unmet trade promises and urges young Canadians not to accept a lower quality of life amid economic challenges.
- On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a campaign-style speech to youth in downtown Toronto, telling young people they have `already sacrificed enough` ahead of next week's budget.
- Against a backdrop of stalled negotiations, Conservatives highlighted that Canada–U.S. trade negotiators worked toward a deal until President Donald Trump called off talks last week, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney promising a good deal by July 21.
- Using personal examples, Poilievre cited the around 40 minutes he spent on stage with young people featured on stage sharing struggles like delivering Uber Eats to pay $2,000 rent.
- The speech also served as a policy pitch, as Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman urged campus outreach and volunteers while Conservative MPs sat among young supporters with navy-blue Conservative-branded signs visible.
- Looking ahead to the budget, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said boosting the economy would strengthen Canada’s position with President Donald Trump and he will expand on this on Rosemary Barton Live, Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
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Poilievre Says Younger Canadians Have ‘Sacrificed’ More Than Previous Generations
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he believes younger Canadians have made more sacrifices than any generation since World War II, and pushed back against the prime minister’s recent comments ahead of the federal budget that Canadians must be prepared to make “some sacrifices.” “I mean this literally … this young generation has sacrificed more than any generation since the Second World War. There is no doubt in my mind that all of you are…
'They deserve a bright future,' Poilievre says of young Canadians in rebuttal to Carney's pre-budget speech
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the sacrifices made by the current generation have not been seen since the Second World War, in a speech on Thursday evening, made in rebuttal to Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget.
Young Canadians have ‘already sacrificed enough,’ Poilievre says in counter-speech to Carney
Pierre Poilievre says Canada’s youth have 'sacrificed enough,' telling them that he thinks ahead of next week’s budget, Mark Carney is trying to 'lull' them 'into accepting a worse quality of life.'
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