More than 1,000 people attended the event, which was hosted at River Cree Resort and Casino, where Carleton’s lawmaker said he would be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Poilievre said the pandemic “attacked” Canadians in terms of medical and personal freedoms, but the rising cost of living now threatens “financial freedoms”.
“When the people who build our houses can not afford to live in them, our financial system is fundamentally unfair and needs to change,” Poilievre said.  “Conservatives will fight with their claws and teeth to stop the truck tax, ax the carbon tax and leave money in your pocket.”
Considered by many to be the leader in the leadership race, Poilievre said he would not only win the race for the party’s top spot, but become the next prime minister to return “correct” spending.
“We will restore the Bank of Canada’s traditional mandate, which is to keep inflation low and protect the purchasing power of your money,” Poilievre said, adding that he would cut federal deficits and introduce “common sense rules.” costs “.
“We will give the Alberts justice in the balancing system,” he said.  “In the national interest, we will unleash the production of the most responsible and environmentally sound energy anywhere on Earth, right here in western Canada.”

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Laryssa Walker, a public affairs strategist from GT and Company, told CTV News Edmonton that Poilievre’s popular support could come from his ability to reach out to voters who traditionally did not feel represented by the Conservative Party.
“It talks about things that people are really interested in, like the price of houses, the price of food, the price of gas,” Walker said.  “These are things that are almost apolitical.
“No one else has talked about them, but they have been talking about them for years,” he added.  “So I think things are starting to click.”
Pierre Poilievre stands in front of a crowd in Edmonton to deliver a campaign speech on Thursday, April 14, 2022 (CTV News Edmonton / Sean McClune).
These messages help his messages resonate with an audience that usually does not pay attention to leadership campaigns, Walker said.
“He talks to the person Ottawa is not listening to or talking about things that interest him,” he said.
“My friends, who are not politicians, know who he is and care about the things he has to say.”
Poilievre was in Calgary – where he was born and raised – on Wednesday, and campaign officials estimated that he had gathered a crowd of 5,000 to 7,000.
A long list of candidates have announced their intention to run, including MPs Leslyn Lewis and Scott Aitchison, former Quebec Prime Minister Jean Charest, and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.
The first English debate is in Edmonton on 11 May.
With files from CTV News Calgary Tyson Fedor and CTVNews.ca