Poilievre accuses Liberals of mixed messaging as candidate calls Gaza war ‘genocide’ [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing the Liberals of mixed messaging over the war in Gaza as video emerged of one candidate calling the crisis a “genocide” just days after leader Mark Carney clarified his own remarks.

Poilievre’s comments were in response to a reporter’s question which referenced, in part, a video of Liberal candidate Adam van Koeverden speaking at a mosque.

In the video posted by on X Saturday morning, van Koeverden — the incumbent MP in Burlington North-Milton West — can be seen saying he wants “everybody to know that our voices, your voices, will be strong in Ottawa, strong to condemn the genocide and end the genocide in Gaza.”

He also said that advocacy would continue to “make sure that the Palestinian voices are heard in Ottawa by our leaders and to make sure that Canada continues to stand strong for Palestinian safety and sovereignty.”

“The Jewish community feels understandably under siege as these hate …