Canadian Politics Today

even in the face of significant criticism coming his way, it seems Poilievre is doubling down on his crypto advocacy... even in recent days with a staged photo-op of him paying for lunch with bitcoin.

 

and Charest went after Poilievre’s position on cryptocurrency; one which includes suggesting Canada could become the “crypto capital of the world,” and condemned him for “attacking the Bank of Canada.”:

Quote from: CPC leadership candidate, Jean Charest

You {Pierre Poilievre} want to be prime minister of Canada, and you're telling Canadians that cryptocurrency is going to wipe out inflation? Does anyone credible believe that? Is there any economic person in the country who actually said that he was right? I mean, this is it's not just wrong. It's bizarre.