Pierre Poilievre Finds a Seat and is Setting Priorities for The Conservative Party

At a news conference in Hamilton, Premier Doug Ford announces his government is investing $70 million in training and employment services for Ontario workers affected by U.S. tariffs.  He is joined by David Piccini (Ontario minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development), Kevon Stewart (director of District 6 for the United Steelworkers), Ken Delaney (managing director at the Canadian Skills Training and Employment Coalition), Gary Howe (former president of Steelworkers Local 1005), and Monica Ciriello (MPP for Hamilton Mountain). Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly holds a media call back from Helsinki following her visit to Sweden and Finland, where she was meeting with government leaders and industry representatives to bolster economic interests between Canada and the Nordic countries. Minister Joly faces questions from reporters on how the federal government will respond to China’s decision impose 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola imports.  She also comments on her meeting with representatives from Saab, the Swedish company manufacturing fighter jets that could replace Canada’s aging fleet of CF-18s. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Surrey, B.C., where he outlines his party’s priorities for the return of Parliament in September. He discusses a Conservative proposal to combat extortion and violent crime in Canadian cities. Responding the questions from reporters, Poilievre comments on the strike action by Air Canada flight attendants and their union’s move to defy a government back-to-work order.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.