Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto on Feb. 26, 2026. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s Feb. 26 speech at the Economic Club of Canada focused on strengthening Canada’s domestic economy and expanding resource development to gain greater leverage globally, including with the United States.
Poilievre also cautioned against developing a “dependency” on China, saying Beijing can’t serve as a “substitute” for Washington.
