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Poilievre Plans to Cut Canada's Foreign Aid Budget

Pierre Poilievre · Pierre Poilievre: What I Want to Build (and Break) To Fix Canada · Apr 13, 2025 · at 26:57

Pierre Poilievre lists specific spending categories he intends to cut to achieve a balanced budget in Canada.

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“I am going to cut back on foreign aid. I don't think that we should be sending seven or eight billion dollars out of our country at a time when we can't house our people or provide drinking water and First Nations reserves.”

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