His promise to cut into the public service cost him his seat, said Hairyvre

The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (PCC), Pierre Hairy, attributed his defeat in the district of Carleton, Ontario, to his transparency on his party’s intentions to reduce the size of the public service.

In an interview on the show The Houseon the waves of CBC NewsPierre Hairyvre said that public sector unions had carried out a campaign very aggressive To ensure his defeat in the constituency he had represented for 20 years.

As aspiring to the post of Prime Minister, Pierre Poilievre believes that his voice as a representative of all Canadians must have priority on the interests of some 124,000 inhabitants of the district of Ottawa. This borders the border of the district of Nepean where Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected.

Some people could say that it was not the best idea to bet on reducing the number of federal officials as a deputy in Ottawa, but I had an entire country to represent, said Pierre Hairy, I had to be honest with the voters.

I imagine that I could have done like the liberals and hide my intentions.

Despite the defeat, Mr. Hairy continues to underline the gains of his party under his leadership. In the aftermath of the federal elections, the conservatives had elected 25 more deputies and obtained 2 and a half million additional votes compared to the federal elections of 2021.

Carney was committed to cap the size of the public service

During his electoral campaign, the head of the Liberal Party of Canada, Mark Carney, had promised tocap, and not to reduce, the workforce of the government apparatus and had committed to reducing government spending To invest more.

The former governor of the Banque of Canada was betting on artificial intelligence and technology to increase the efficiency of the public service.

As the next budget approaches this fall, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, François-Philippe Champagne, also called the ministers of the cabinet of Mark Carney to tighten their belts to save 7.5 % in their respective programs.

The Carney government wants to reduce spending by 15 % within three years.

When it comes to reducing the federal public service, Pierre Hairy, he believes that This is the only way to reduce taxes and deficits.

The eight million voters who voted conservative joined my program to fight inflation, build more affordable housing, fight crime and the opioid crisis, and exploit our natural resourceshe added.

The future of Hairyvre, without siege

Mr. Poilievre represented Carleton since 2004 when he was defeated by the Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy with more than 4,500 votes in advance.

Conservative deputy Damien Kurek, re -elected in April in the riding of Battle River – Crowfoot, in Alberta, resigned a few days after his election to leave the conservative chief the chance to return to a seat in the House of Commons. This county is the one where the conservatives obtained the largest percentage of votes during the last ballot, almost 82 %.

Pierre Poilievre will face the liberal candidate Darcy Spady there during the by -election which will be held on August 18. Mr. Kurek said he intended to stand out in the next federal elections.

Mr. Hairedvre must submit to a vote of confidence at the National Congress of the Party next January, in Calgary, Alberta, as provided for in the statutes of PCC If a chief does not resign following an electoral defeat.

From the text of Verity Stevenson from CBC News