Conservatives to release full platform on Tuesday
Open this photo in gallery: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a campaign stop at an under-construction building in Toronto on April 1. Mr. Poilievre said his party will release its full platform on Tuesday.Arlyn McAdorey/Reuters Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will release his party’s full platform on Tuesday, making his the last major party to unveil the entirety of its plan should it form government on April 28. The Conservatives’ platform release will also come the day after advance voting for the election ends. Mr. Poilievre told reporters at a housing announcement in Scarborough, Ont., on Monday that his policy offerings – and their price tags – will serve up a contrast with Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s plan. “We cannot afford a fourth Liberal term of rising taxes and inflation and crime. We need a change with a new Conservative government that has a truly costed platform that will cut waste, axe taxes, unleash home building, lock up criminals and bring home the country that we love,” Mr. Poilievre said. Mr. Carney released his party’s full agenda on Saturday, laying out nearly $130-billion in new spending over four years, as well as $28-billion in unspecified cuts. It also projects a deficit of $62.3-billion this fiscal year, followed by $59.9-billion the next year. The Liberals have claimed their own costing of Mr. Poilievre’s promises to-date add up to $140-billion in spending, and have accused Mr. Poilievre of therefore being prepared to make $140-billion worth of cuts, as he has promised to find a dollar of savings for every dollar he spends. But on Monday, Mr. Poilievre said that figure was incorrect. “Whenever Liberals present you with numbers, you should be afraid, and very afraid, because their numbers are always wrong,” he said.