UPDATE: It has been reported that Fox News was calling this a terrorist attack at the time. Fox has since backtracked and the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, stated that it does not look like a terrorist attack.
So, without any valid proof, Pierre Poilievre rushed to call it a terrorist attack.
(Original Story)
News of an attack/explosion at the Canada/US border JUST broke:
Niagara border crossings closed after explosion on bridge connecting New York and Ontario
LATEST: The Rainbow Bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, has been closed after a vehicle explosion, according to the FBI.
The Niagara Falls NY Mayor’s Office has released a statement: "There has been an incident involving a vehicle coming into the… pic.twitter.com/R4AAx0sm6J
— ABC News (@ABC) November 22, 2023
That news broke just half an hour before Question Period began in the House of Commons.
Pierre Poilievre’s first two questions were about the attack.
The first in French here:
So, for the first question, he just asked the Prime Minister for any information on the incident.
Then, he just couldn’t help himself.
By the 2nd question, he was already politicizing the event:
WATCH: @PierrePoilievre is ALREADY politicizing the explosion/attack at the border.
Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau answers the 'question' then excuses himself to go deal with the situation.#cdnpoli #QP pic.twitter.com/hJGhyIkgYV
— Jason Pugh 🏳️🌈 (@TheJasonPugh) November 22, 2023
“It is the principal responsibility of government to protect the people. Can the Prime Minister give us an update on what he knows and what action plan he will immediately implement to bring home security for our people?”
So he immediately had to suggest this somehow a failure on the PM’s behalf and then shoehorn in his “bring it home” slogan.
You know what the truly sad thing is? This was 100% predictable:
How long until Jenni Byrne’s account..err I mean, Pierre’s account,blames the explosion at the border on PMJT?
— Jiggly (@JigglyPants44) November 22, 2023
A mere half-hour after the news broke.
It’s all about exploiting absolutely everything he can to score political points.
Nothing else matters to Pierre Poilievre.
JP