During yesterday’s Question Period, the Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Pierre “Jeff” Poilievre, said this:

“We have stories of children who are writing letters to Santa Claus not to ask for presents but to ask for food.” – Pierre Poilievre

Wow. According to Poilievre, children are writing letters to Santa asking for food instead of toys. Tragic.

Well, what great timing! On that same day, there was a vote on an act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program.

BILL C-322 An Act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program

Perfect! Poilievre and ALL Members of Parliament can come to their rescue!

Except, of course, Poilievre and his merry band of ghouls of the CPC voted AGAINST the bill.

Pierre Conservatives just voted against a National School Food Program.

Who votes against a program that will help kids not go to school hungry? Pierre. Same guy who voted against dental for kids.

Votes against every program that lifts people up – even kids. pic.twitter.com/x5BLdVVzfj

— Irek Kusmierczyk (@Irek_K) December 7, 2023

Well. If there’s one surefire way of getting on Santa’s naughty list, I’d say voting to let children starve so that you can stick it to your political opponents would be it.

Then came the desperate, lame excuses to justify LETTING CHILDREN STARVE.

From PROUD Christian CPC MP Garnet Genuis:

A person who knows that a federal program like this will feed more bureaucrats than kids. https://t.co/bi46ZkteKt

— Garnett Genuis (@GarnettGenuis) December 7, 2023

#WWJD – amirite?

Nestor (@anothercoolelk) had the perfect response:

"It will feed more bureaucrats than kids, so I will deprive hungry kids from receiving meals". 😶

— Nestor Pistor coolelk 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🌻🐴 (@anothercoolelk) December 7, 2023

Then there was this post from Jenniffer Elle:

"Let kids starve because *checks notes* LIBS BAD" – What a great take, Jennifer.

You're at the point where you're justifying letting children starve just to own the libs. https://t.co/GHmo0blS8S

— Jason Pugh 🏳️‍🌈 (@TheJasonPugh) December 7, 2023

Obstruction and “LOL OWNING THE LIBS” is more important to Conservatives than feeding children. #Priorities

Diane Ellison (@DianeEllison) posted this about the lame excuses:

WORSE – he (P.P.) & his team voted against a WRITING A REPORT addressing this.

For some wondering what's in the bill (or suggesting there were other things than food which the CPC did not like) have a read for yourselves…psst – it's ONLY ABOUT FOOD!https://t.co/fOQcxRjUTG

— Diane Ellison (@DianeEllison) December 7, 2023

Plus, this happened:

Unfortunately for the Conservatives, because their team didn’t do enough parliamentary procedure research, those thousands of amendments were all grouped together and disposed of in 5 minutes.

This is what happens when you send your B team in. https://t.co/9m6birfLct

— Alistair MacGregor (@AMacGregor4CML) December 7, 2023

Is that why Pierre was a no-show in the House of Commons today?

Then, here’s the kicker. Tonight, while his MPs are forced to work late to vote/obstruct/filibuster and delay, Poilievre will be at a fancy $1700/person fundraiser!

“Unless, of course, you’re one of their rich friends. Probably somebody going to the seventeen hundred dollar um, ah, fundraiser per person that the leader of the opposition will be at tonight while all of his MPs have to be in here voting. Those are the people that they’re actually talking to, the people that they’re actually catering to, Madam Speaker.” – Mark Gerretsen

If I had to fork out SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS to meet Pierre Poilievre, I sure as hell would hope they’d be serving something fancy like, oh I don’t know, lobster rolls!

JP