» Poilievre calls on Carney to come clean on his investments

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OTTAWA — It’s time to come clean, Canada’s Conservative Leader said Wednesday.

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Speaking at a campaign stop near Quebec City, Pierre Poilievre called on the Liberal Leader Mark Carney to make public his financial dealings, accusing him of not going far enough to prove he won’t be compromised.

“Canadians are the ones who are blocked from knowing the real financial interests of their prime minister,” Poilievre said.

“I reiterate my call for Mark Carney to come before Canadians, open up the books, tell Canadians what foreign conflicts of interest he has that go against the interests of Canada.”

Carney’s portfolio has been a prime target of Conservative attacks since the election began, exacerbated by a CBC News story Wednesday about Carney personally overseeing $25 billion in Brookfield net-zero investment funds registered in tax havens, including Bermuda.

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Both Brookfield Global Transition Funds were established while Carney was on the company’s board of directors, CBC reported.

Carney defended the funds on Wednesday, asserting the Bermudan registration was meant avoid clients from being taxed multiple times — adding he now only holds investments in Canadian stocks and corporations.

“All while the Liberals forced Canadians to pay higher taxes, Mark Carney dodges the bill himself,” Poilievre said.

“He thinks millionaires like himself shouldn’t have to pay, even while single moms, seniors and small businesses are forced to fork over every more money to this out-of-control, greedy government.”

Poilievre outlined a tax cut plan aimed at seniors, including allowing older Canadians to keep their savings in RRSPs until 73, keeping the retirement age at 65 and allowing working seniors to earn tax-free wages up to $34,000.

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“After the lost Liberal decade, of costs and crime up, of our economy down under America’s thumb, do the Liberals deserve a fourth term in power, or is it time to put Canada first for a change?” he said.

Poilievre also accused Carney of being afraid to debate him in French, blaming that for the Liberal leader’s about-face in taking part in TVA’s televised debate.

“He can’t debate in French because he’s too weak or too fragile to defend the idea of a fourth Liberal term in power,” Poilievre said.

“If he’s too weak to defend himself in a debate, how will he defend himself against Donald Trump?”

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