Pierre Poilievre to request governor general to reconvene Parliament - December 20, 2024

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill to react to the changes made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the federal cabinet. The shuffle comes following the recent resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland from cabinet and amid increasing calls for the prime minister to step down as Liberal party leader. The Conservative Leader asserts that he will write a letter to Governor General Mary Simon to request that Parliament be reconvened. Poilievre faces questions from reporters on Donald Trump’s tariff threats and on the U.S. President-elect’s social media posts that refer to Canada as the “51st state.”