Conservative cuts? Party to share platform 'closer to the next election,' Scheer says
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Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians will have to wait until 'closer' to the next federal election to learn about the party's platform.
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians will have to wait until "closer" to the next federal election to learn about the party's platform.
"As we get closer to the next election, Canadians will have a comprehensive Conservative platform that will speak to making life more affordable and getting our country back on track," Scheer told CTV's Power Play's Vassy Kapelos in an interview on Thursday.
Scheer's comments come after the NDP pulled out of its supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals on Wednesday, increasing the likelihood that a federal election could happen sooner than scheduled.
Following the announcement, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called upon the NDP to vote for "a carbon tax election at the earliest confidence vote in the House of Commons."
Asked multiple times by Kapelos about whether Canadians deserve to know the Conservative party's objectives if an election were to happen soon, Scheer said "absolutely" but would not elaborate further.
"Well, Canadians absolutely deserve to know a political party's platform before they vote, and that is what will happen," Scheer told Kapelos.
On Thursday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called Poilievre "callous," saying he will cut programs like child care and dental care if he is elected prime minister.
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