EventStatement
Poilievre: 'Of course I would consult … but we are going to build a pipeline when I am prime minister'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he would consult First Nations on a West Coast oil pipeline but build it anyway: 'Of course I would consult … but we are going to build a pipeline when I am prime minister,' adding that 'the federal government has the sole legal authority to approve it, so approve it' (National Post 'First Reading', via Yahoo News, 17 December 2025).
- Date
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- Kind
- Statement
- Where
- Canada
- Evidence
- Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Pierre Poilievre (spoke); Conservative Party of Canada (acted)
Sources
- National Post via Yahoo News Canada, “First Reading: Poilievre says build (pipeline)” (external site), . source record
Quotes
“Of course I would consult … but we are going to build a pipeline when I am prime minister”
From National Post via Yahoo News Canada: First Reading: Poilievre says build (pipeline), National Post 'First Reading' (Tristin Hopper) via Yahoo News Canada, 2025-12-17; said to Rosemary Barton (CBC) on 2025-12-14