Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP’s independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force’s leadership “despicable” and accused the national police force of covering up for the Liberal government and former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
“If the RCMP had been doing its job and not covering up for him, then he would have been criminally charged,” the Opposition leader said in an interview posted to YouTube on Wednesday.
Speaking to the YouTube channel Northern Perspective, Poilievre said Trudeau broke the law when he took a free vacation, a reference to the 2016 Aga Khan scandal.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says bluntly that the RCMP covered up all the Justin Trudeau scandals, which in some cases should have concluded with jail time.@NorthrnPrspectv pic.twitter.com/qZiXGVuSSA
— Beautifulcanada1 (@BeautifulCana1) October 15, 2025
RCMP Commish Duheme to Poilievre "So I think we've talked about SNC Lavalin quite a lot under the previous government, and I think it was clear that there's no interference."
"And as far as his comment with regards to senior management, I would invite Mr. Poilievre to meet with… pic.twitter.com/GPOgaBiZ6w
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) October 16, 2025
