The conservative candidate for Canada’s next Prime Minister mimics much of President Donald Trump and right-wing American politicians’ rhetoric on transgender rights.
The issue with Poilievre is that he’s very much a “if you don’t like these principles, I’ve got these other ones over here for you” kind of politician. I don’t know that he “believes” anything himself beyond whatever he concludes he needs to do in order to advance his own career.
That’s a problem - because it inevitably means that he goes wherever the loudest voices in the party are (and because of the Reform history, that often means the loudest voices are also some of the nastiest). Poilievre can claim that “he’s evolved” on gay marriage, but rest assured the rump of his party most definitely has not.
The issue with Poilievre is that he’s very much a “if you don’t like these principles, I’ve got these other ones over here for you” kind of politician. I don’t know that he “believes” anything himself beyond whatever he concludes he needs to do in order to advance his own career.
That’s a problem - because it inevitably means that he goes wherever the loudest voices in the party are (and because of the Reform history, that often means the loudest voices are also some of the nastiest). Poilievre can claim that “he’s evolved” on gay marriage, but rest assured the rump of his party most definitely has not.
One additional entry:
In 2008, he vocally opposed re-adding GRS to Ontario's provincial health insurance program.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-should-not-pay-for-sex-change-operations-mp-says/article18450858/
https://xtramagazine.com/power/taking-conservative-comments-personally-38170