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‘Biological clock’ comment ticks some people off

Yesterday, Poilievre referenced fertility while talking about housing, saying that the Conservatives “will not forget that 36-year-old couple whose biological clock is running out faster than they can afford to buy a home and have kids.”

The comment made the rounds online, with some calling his use of the term “biological clock” outdated. Singh, asked for his thoughts on the incident, said, “I don’t think any woman wants to hear Pierre Poilievre talking about their body, period.”

Other commentators have defended Poilievre’s comments, including Amanda Galbraith, a partner at Oyster Group and frequent contributor to CBC’s Power and Politics.

She wrote on X that the party leader was acknowledging “the truth” that some young women “have had a hard time balancing making a life, a career and having kids. That we wait to have a family until we can ‘afford it.’”

“This is a huge issue. It’s one our government should care …