Poilievre Reaffirms Ban on WEF Links Within Conservative Party, Says Davos Crowd ‘Hypocrites’
Published on January 22, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says his rule preventing potential ministers from having links to the World Economic Forum (WEF) also applies to party staff and advisors. “No staff, no ministers, no MPs in my caucus will be involved whatsoever in that organization,” Mr. Poilievre said on Jan. 22 after being asked by media to clarify if the ban was broader than potential ministers. The Tory leader called attendees of WEF’s annual meeting a group of “high flying, high tax, high carbon hypocrites” who he said take private jets to fly into Davos, Switzerland, to discuss how working people “should not be allowed to heat their homes or drive their pickup trucks.”...