Poilievre tells Carney he wants to 'work with us'

After surviving a leadership review, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa and said he urged the prime minister to 'work with us' on economic issues; the Prime Minister's Office did not provide a readout of the meeting.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa to discuss the state of the Canadian economy days after surviving a review of his leadership. The Prime Minister's Office did not provide a formal readout of the meeting. A government source had said Carney intended to raise items from the Budget Implementation Act and other legislation in the discussion. After the meeting, Poilievre told reporters he had urged the prime minister to "work with us." Key points: - The meeting took place in Ottawa and drew no public readout from the Prime Minister's Office. - A government source said Carney planned to raise Budget Implementation Act measures such as dental care and childcare, along with proposed bail and sentencing changes and protections for places of worship. - Poilievre told reporters his message was to "work with us" and said Conservatives have proposals and a record of cooperation. - Conservatives recently voted to keep Poilievre as leader, with more than 87 per cent of voting members supporting him. - Poilievre criticized Carney over an unfulfilled promise to secure a U.S. trade deal by last July and reiterated calls for rapid approval of a Pacific-bound pipeline. - The meeting occurred as Conservative MP Jamil Jivani traveled to Washington; Carney noted Jivani is not the trade minister or Conservative trade critic and said Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc briefed Jivani before his trip. Summary: The meeting was presented as a call for interparty cooperation on economic and trade-related matters, and several domestic measures from the Budget Implementation Act were expected to be raised. Undetermined at this time.