Poilievre says Conservatives will fight for change in new session of Parliament [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his caucus will be pushing measures to make Canada more affordable, safe, self-reliant and united, as Conservative MPs prepare to return to Parliament without him.

“We’ve expanded our coalition to include union workers, young people, newcomers and others who had never voted before,” Poilievre told his energetic caucus in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon. “They voted for hope, for a change.

“And while we narrowly missed forming a government, we now have every duty to fulfil that hope and fight for that change.” 

Poilievre’s caucus remarks included many ideas he presented during the 2025 federal election campaign, including boosting home construction by cutting taxes and red tape, removing the industrial carbon tax and strengthening punishments for violent crimes.

But the Conservative leader added a new item to his team’s checklist — demanding a spring budget “that reveals the true deficit [and] lowers spending, taxes and inflation.”

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