4 things to know about Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party leader running to be Canada's next PM
1. Pierre Poilievre declined to commit to following Trump’s lead on gender ideology
In an interview with CTV in January, Poilievre was asked whether he would follow United States President Donald Trump’s lead after the newly elected leader opted to implement an executive order defining sex as “an individual’s immutable biological classification as either male or female” and made it official government policy to recognize only two sexes.
“I’m not aware of any other genders than men and women,” he responded.
While he expressed his belief that there are only two genders, Poilievre suggested he would take a hands-off approach on the issue: “As far as I’m concerned, we should have a government that just minds its own damn business and leaves people alone, to make their own personal decisions. That’s the kind of government I’m going to run.”
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When asked if he would require the U.S. to recognize passports belonging to gender-neutral Canadians, Poilievre described media preoccupation with his position on LGBT ideology as “a strange priority.”
"My priority is to give people back control of their lives, bring back Canada’s promise that anyone who works hard gets a powerful paycheck and pension that buys affordable food, gas and homes in safe neighborhoods,” he said.
“If liberals want to talk about different labels for gender that they want to put on passports in the United States, they can do that. I’m going to talk about the things that will bring home Canada’s promise.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
