
OTTAWA — Former Liberal MP Paul Chiang’s decision to take himself off the ballot only proves the Liberal leader instinctually puts his own interests ahead of the country’s, Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters from St. John’s, the Conservative leader commented on the news overnight that Chiang, seeking re-election in his riding of Markham-Unionville, announced he would be stepping aside — just hours after Liberal Leader Mark Carney said he saw no issue with the former York Region cop staying on as a candidate.
CTV Alerting Canadians that:
1) The Liberals knew about Chiang since January, and chose not to act on it.
2) 40 international human rights agencies and the RCMP, put pressure on Mark Carney to do the right thing. He still didn’t fire him.
Some Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/LFnDkcTRWt
— An Oil Exec (@CanadianOilExec) April 2, 2025

It all sprung from Monday’s Conservative press conference in Saint John, N.B., where leader Pierre Poilievre was asked about his plan to “turn things around,” and whether a change in campaign leadership was on the table. It was a valid question — it’s no secret that the polls, at this point, favour the Liberals, and that some provincial Conservatives have been backseat campaigning to 










