Stephen Harper <Stephen.harper@conservative.ca>
I am emailing today because a federal election is fast approaching– and it will be the most consequential of our lifetime.
We are currently facing the prospect of completely unjustified tariffs from the United States, which threaten our livelihoods and our independence.
We face these threats at a time when Canada should be the wealthiest and most self-reliant economy in the world. We have the resources, the talent, and the opportunity to lead. Yet under the Liberals, we have fallen behind, way behind.
We have the third largest oil reserves in the world, yet we import 179 million barrels of foreign oil every year because the Liberals shut down our wealth-generating pipelines – while leaving us reliant on the United States.
We are the 5th largest supplier of natural gas, but we still can’t export LNG because the Liberals claim there is "no business case."
We have more farmland per capita than almost any country, yet food prices have risen 37% faster than in the U.S. because of the Liberals’ carbon tax on farmers and truckers.
Instead of tapping into our potential, the Liberals under Justin Trudeau, with the advice of Mark Carney, have doubled the debt, doubled housing costs, and doubled food bank lineups. They’ve blocked Canadian energy while making us reliant on foreign oil, raised taxes on hard-working Canadians, and driven half a trillion dollars in investment out of our country.
And now, Mark Carney wants us to believe that his “experience” is the solution. But what is that “experience”?
Carney’s experience is NOT the day-to-day management of Canada’s economy during the global financial crisis. I have listened, with increasing disbelief, to Mark Carney’s attempts to take credit for things he had little or nothing to do with back then. He has been doing this at the expense of the late Jim Flaherty, among the greatest Finance Ministers in Canada’s history, who sadly is not here to defend his record. But let me be very clear: the hard calls during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis were made by Jim.
Yet the real reason Carney wants to claim our Conservative record for himself is that he dare not speak of his actual “experience” as the Liberals’ principal advisor. Carbon taxes. Blocking pipelines. Big deficits. Huge increases in the money supply. The ‘Century Initiative’ on immigration that aimed to rapidly increase Canada’s population to 100M. Carney has advocated for every one of these bad ideas.
So, the choice is indeed about “experience” – Mark Carney’s experience in being wrong on all the big issues – versus Pierre Poilievre’s experience in being right on those same things. That’s why Pierre Poilievre, not Mark Carney, needs to be Canada’s prime minister.
Make no mistake, Mark Carney is just like Justin. He has the same high tax high spend agenda; he was and is the biggest supporter of the carbon tax; and if Mark Carney’s Liberal elitists win the election, regular Canadians will lose once again.
Pierre Poilievre helped my government cut taxes and cut down on crime. Pierre supported Canadian energy. And he was the first parliamentarian to raise the alarm that the Trudeau government’s spending would cause inflation.
Pierre Poilievre has a plan to reverse this decline and put Canada First—but he needs your help.
Once the election is called, spending restrictions will kick in. Every dollar donated now will go further—helping Pierre spread his common-sense message around the mainstream media and across the country. With your help, Pierre can take on the Liberals and their media allies.
Can I count on you to make a contribution today and help bring Pierre’s message to every Canadian?
This election will decide Canada’s future. We cannot afford to wait.
Thank you for standing up for common sense. Together, we will Bring it Home.
Sincerely,
Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper
22nd Prime Minister of Canada