ADAMS: Conservatives hypocritically vote against National School Food Program Act

Image from the HoC website of Bill C-322. Source: HoC

The Poilievre Conservatives love to pretend to be in it for the Canadian people, right now they’re pretending to be for the working middle and lower class while simultaneously doing things to put down everyone who isn’t a donor or privileged enough to have a lot of money. Pierre has spent the past year calling random people's townhouses "shacks" and voting against children under 12 having dental care when he has had his dental care, paycheque, and more provided to him by taxpayers for many years. Despite that, however, he hasn't failed to spend the entire month claiming that Trudeau needs to repeal the carbon tax and by not doing so is "ruining Christmas."

“I’ve got news for Justin Trudeau: You’ve ruined Christmas for Canadians. Common-sense Conservatives are going to ruin your vacation as well,” says Pierre Poilievre. Video credit: CPAC

Bill C-322 was a bill sponsored by Liberal MP Serge Cormier and it would establish a National Framework for a School Food Program Act, in other words, it would make it so that way children did not have to go hungry in schools, that is an unfortunate reality for a lot of children. Pierre Poilievre and his conservatives have themselves acknowledged that children are going hungry, presenting a problem to be dealt with. And wouldn’t you know it, they're the only party that voted against it? Because what else can you expect from them?

Now, I’m sure that Poilievre supporters are going to use the thought-stopping techniques taught to them by the right-wing establishment media, and claim that the bill had stuff unnecessarily tacked onto it, like supposed secret spending plans that are unrelated. In response to the Bill itself, Pierre Poilievre

Nope, not at all. I read through the text on the parliamentary website and found it to be pretty straightforward and not linguistically complicated. It is a simple short read. As this act, as currently proposed, would take more than a year to implement there is plenty of time to move ahead on it. Pierre Poilievre and co are just being their usual stick-in-the-mud selves. in other words, 'This is bad because Trudeau is bad!’ The thing about this bill is has no costs attached to it. it is exploratory and sets a timetable and a framework for a much-needed public good.

We need to hold the conservatives accountable and ask how anyone can genuinely be expected to trust Pierre Poilievre when all he gives is excuses, broken promises, and lies. When a politician is willing to endorse any outrageous, baseless conspiracy to garner support, it demonstrates a lack of integrity and a willingness to manipulate public opinion for personal gain. Pierre Poilievre represents all of this, all talk and unwilling to deal with real problems people may be facing.