Pierre Poilievre called a fraud by Canadian Labour Congress leader [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a “fraud” for portraying himself as a friend of the working class, the head of the country’s largest labour organization said Thursday, urging unions to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election.

Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske delivered her call to arms as union leaders gathered in Ottawa to plot strategy ahead of the vote, which must happen before October 2025.

“We must do everything in our power to expose Mr. Pierre Poilievre for the fraud that he is,” Bruske said.

“We must be under no illusions.”

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Canada’s three main political parties are already battling for blue-collar votes: both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to address the meeting later Thursday.

The speeches come in the wake of a federal budget that increases taxes on the wealthy and includes funding …