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Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems not created by Trump as he endorses Pierre Poilievre​

LAURA STONE
EDMONTON
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Former prime minister Stephen Harper, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raise hands at a rally in Edmonton on April 7.JASON FRANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Canada’s problems weren’t created by the Trump administration as he made an impassioned pitch for Pierre Poilievre to become Canada’s next prime minister and downplayed Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s role during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Mr. Harper appeared at Mr. Poilievre’s rally in Edmonton on Monday night to introduce the Conservative Leader to a crowd of thousands who packed into at a warehouse south of the city. The rally, which is the 11th of the campaign, was the largest one so far, with organizers saying upwards of 10,000 people registered for the event.

In a 10-minute speech before Mr. Poilievre took the stage, Mr. Harper was greeted with cheers and applause as he outlined his support for the Conservative Leader.

Mr. Harper, who left politics in 2015 after losing to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, said Canada is desperate for change and that Mr. Poilievre is the leader to steer the country after a decade of Liberal rule.

He said the problems Canada is currently facing are not merely the fault of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has imposed tariffs on countries around the world, rattling global markets.

“It’s no secret that our country faces today another historically challenging time in the form of the Trump administration. There is no sugar coating that,” Mr. Harper said.

“But the bulk of the problems that afflict our country – falling living standards, declining employment and housing opportunities, rising crime, the growing divisions between our regions and our people – these were not created by Donald Trump. They were created by the policies of three Liberal terms, policies that the present prime minister supported.”

He said Mr. Poilievre has “consistently” opposed those policies, which have made Canada vulnerable and put it under the U.S.’s thumb.

Mr. Harper added that the challenges Canada faces from the U.S. should not be “another excuse for Liberal failure,” but a historic opportunity to create a country with the highest living standards in the world enjoyed not just by “protected elites” but by all people across the country.

“That goal does not depend on Donald Trump. It depends on us,” he said.


He also referenced Mr. Carney’s past role as the Bank of Canada governor during the 2008 financial crisis, when Mr. Harper was prime minister.

“I am in a unique position in this federal election. I am the only person who can say that both of the men running to be prime minister once worked for me,” Mr. Harper said

“My choice without hesitation, without equivocation, within a shadow of a doubt, is Pierre Poilievre.”

He did not address Mr. Carney’s previous comments to CBC in February that the former prime minister asked him to be finance minister in 2012.

Mr. Harper also defended Mr. Poilievre’s career as a politician, saying he’s watched the Conservative Leader evolve from backbencher to cabinet minister to party leader.

“It is not just that Pierre excelled in all of those roles. In all of them he grew, he got better and better,” Mr. Harper said.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that he was born to be prime minister or that he can just somehow parachute into the job fully prepared. Political experience – elected, accountable political experience and the capacity for growth with that political experience – that is what Pierre has demonstrated for two decades and that is the single most important characteristic a prime minister needs.”

He also called himself “the guy who actually did lead Canada through the global financial crisis,” adding that late finance minister Jim Flaherty was responsible for the daily macroeconomic management during that time.

“I hear there’s someone else claiming it was him,” he said, referring to Mr. Carney.

Mr. Poilievre has made his “Canada First” rallies a fixture of the campaign, drawing thousands to smaller communities such as Hamilton and Kingston in Ontario and Penticton in British Columbia.

The race between the Conservatives and Liberals changed significantly after Mr. Trudeau’s departure, with Mr. Carney now leading in most polls, although the gap appears to be tightening.

While Mr. Harper, who stayed for Mr. Poilievre’s hour-long speech, was the special guest at the rally, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was not in attendance.

On Monday, she distanced herself from her previous comments that Mr. Poilievre was “very much in sync” with the new American administration.

“I’m focused on provincial politics and provincial policy,” she told reporters at a news conference in Edmonton. “I let the two political leaders who are front-runners battle it out with themselves.”

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He did not address Mr. Carney’s previous comments to CBC in February that the former prime minister asked him to be finance minister in 2012.

呵呵就是没否认了。当初问了Carney，没考虑PP
 
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