The presumptive next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada rallied supporters with a speech today in Nanaimo.

Pierre Poilievre, the frontrunner in the party含羞草研究社檚 leadership campaign, held a meet-and-greet Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

The MP promised people 含羞草研究社渟maller government and bigger citizens,含羞草研究社� and closed his speech by talking about a desire to fight for freedom rather than fight over control. He said if he becomes Conservative leader and then prime minister, he will stand up to 含羞草研究社済ate-keepers含羞草研究社� who try to control what people see and what people say.

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He said a Conservative government would repeal amendments to the Broadcasting Act which he called 含羞草研究社渃ensorship law,含羞草研究社� and would require every university that receives federal research grants to commit to upholding rights around freedom of expression for students and faculty.

He promised to defund the CBC and got a standing ovation when he announced that he would ban all Conservative ministers from any involvement in the World Economic Forum.

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Poilievre outlined plans for Canada to grow more food, produce more energy and build more homes. On housing, he said a Conservative government under his leadership would link federal infrastructure dollars for cities to the number of housing units those cities permit. He also said every federally funded transit station would come with pre-approval for housing, and 含羞草研究社渦nder-utilized含羞草研究社� federal buildings would be sold for conversion to affordable housing.

Poilievre said the Liberal government含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社渋nflationary deficits含羞草研究社� means there is more money chasing fewer goods, resulting in rising costs. He discussed some of his plans to rein in government spending, including a 含羞草研究社減ay-as-you-go law含羞草研究社� requiring the federal government to find a dollar in savings for every new dollar in spending.

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Poilievre has another meet-and-greet scheduled for Sunday evening, Aug. 28, at Sidney含羞草研究社檚 Mary Winspear Centre, and another event Monday, Aug. 29, at Vancouver含羞草研究社檚 Italian Cultural Centre.

The Conservatives will announce their next leader Sept. 10. The other candidates are Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison and Roman Baber.

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