Poilievre adopts Trump-style rhetoric as he targets foreign protesters for their pro-Palestine activism.
Canada’s Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, vowed on Saturday to deport foreign nationals who incite hatred, claiming that pro-Palestinian rallies are fueling a rise in antisemitism.
Speaking while campaigning in an Ottawa district—where he is running against Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney—Poilievre said he would introduce stricter laws to crack down on vandalism, hate marches that breach legal boundaries, and racially or religiously motivated violence.
“Anyone who is here on a visitor visa who carries out law-breaking will be deported from this country,” Poilievre told reporters, echoing a similar approach taken by the administration of former US President Donald Trump, which expelled international students involved in pro-Palestinian protests.
Although Poilievre has previously tried to distance himself from Trump, whose aggressive rhetoric and threats toward Canada were unpopular among Canadian voters, he adopted a hardline stance on recent protests.
The Conservative leader and other Canadian officials have criticized pro-Palestinian demonstrations, arguing that they contribute to rising hate crimes. However, most campus sit-ins and public protests against the war in Gaza have remained peaceful. (more...)
Echoing Trump, Canada’s Conservative Leader Vows to Deport Pro-Palestine Activists
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