{"id":2259786,"date":"2024-06-04T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-liberals-mad-because-conservative-leader-doesnt-pride-hard-enough\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T17:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:39:11","slug":"canadian-liberals-mad-because-conservative-leader-doesnt-pride-hard-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-liberals-mad-because-conservative-leader-doesnt-pride-hard-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Liberals are upset as Conservative leader lacks strong pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-liberals-mad-because-conservative-leader-doesnt-pride-hard-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259786&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Canadian Conservative Party \u2064leader Pierre\u200d Poilievre \u2063faced criticism for missing a \u2063Pride <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-shows-chinas-torture-abuses-against-muslim-minorities-draconian-crimes-against-humanity\/\" title=\"New Report Shows China\u2019s Torture, Abuses Against Muslim Minorities: \u2018Draconian,\u2019 \u2018Crimes Against Humanity\u2019\">flag-raising<\/a> event in Ottawa at the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Poilievre \u200bdefended his absence, \u2064prioritizing addressing issues over \u200dsymbolic gestures.\u2063 The Liberal Party&#8217;s &#8220;Wanted&#8221; posters\u200d backfired when it was revealed that Poilievre&#8217;s adoptive father is openly \u2062gay. Critics slammed the Liberals for \u200btheir tactics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Canadian Conservative Party leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/pierre-poilievre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Poilievre<\/a> ruffled a few feathers when he failed to attend a Pride flag-raising ceremony in Ottawa to kick off the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>Poilievre offered a simple explanation for his absence, saying that he was doing far more for the people of Canada if he addressed the issues they cared about rather than showing up to watch someone hoist a rainbow flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was working last night, until midnight, fighting against inflation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-chair-no-interest-rate-hikes-until-inflation-spike\/\" title=\"Federal Reserve Chair: No interest rate hikes until inflation spike\">interest rate hikes<\/a>, and that was my focus and will continue to be my focus,\u201d Poilievre said when asked why he had not made it a point to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Liberal Party created \u201cWanted\u201d posters highlighting Poilievre\u2019s absence at the flag-raising, mocking the Conservative Party leader and suggesting he didn\u2019t want to attend unless he could wear a \u201cstraight pride\u201d shirt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is it because he couldn\u2019t wear a \u201cstraight pride\u201d shirt? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fPRlRAaWtv\">pic.twitter.com\/fPRlRAaWtv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liberal Party (@liberal_party) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liberal_party\/status\/1797722558328140255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the \u201cWanted\u201d poster appears to have backfired, as critics pointed out that it may not have done the damage the Liberal Party hoped it might \u2014 particularly because Poilievre\u2019s own adoptive father is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/poilievre-same-sex-marriage-abortion-1.7222881#:~:text=Poilievre's%20adoptive%20father%20is%20gay,Duncan%2C%20for%20two%20prominent%20positions.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petition-demands-netflix-cancel-possible-colton-underwood-series-over-stalking-allegations\/\" title=\"Petition Demands Netflix Cancel Possible Colton Underwood Series Over Stalking Allegations\">openly gay man<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoilievre\u2019s adoptive father is openly gay, as is one of Poilievre\u2019s deputy leaders. The Liberal party, in its desperation, has absolutely hit the bottom of the barrel,\u201d one pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Poilievre\u2019s adoptive father is openly gay, as is one of Poilievre\u2019s deputy leaders. The Liberal party, in its desperation, has absolutely hit the bottom of the barrel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I4BIxqJLjl\">https:\/\/t.co\/I4BIxqJLjl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkay\/status\/1797965226404618249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFear mongering of a man whose own father is gay, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-failure-of-epic-proportions-inside-the-european-unions-failed-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"\u2018A Failure Of Epic Proportions\u2019: Inside The European Union\u2019s Failed Vaccine Rollout\">deputy leader<\/a> is gay and who is surrounded in friendship and work by openly proud gay men and women. It\u2019s gross and indicative of all the Liberal Party has left to talk about,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fear mongering of a man whose own father is gay, whose deputy leader is gay and who is surrounded in friendship and work by openly proud gay men and women.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s gross and indicative of all the Liberal Party has left to talk about. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s21hOzeKQz\">https:\/\/t.co\/s21hOzeKQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laryssa Waler \ud83c\udf3b \u041b\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0412\u0430\u043b\u0454\u0440 (@LWaler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWaler\/status\/1798018687196418426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnother day, another excruciatingly infantile tweet from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-gop-wimps-obsessed-with-grotesque-masculinity\/\" title=\"Washington Post: GOP \u2018Wimps\u2019 Obsessed with \u2018Grotesque\u2019 Masculinity\">party running<\/a> this country,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another day, another excruciatingly infantile tweet from the party running this country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPbA5BhPsh\">https:\/\/t.co\/lPbA5BhPsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mia (@_CryMiaRiver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_CryMiaRiver\/status\/1797973739768090979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Poilievre has not committed to attending any Pride Month-related events, and when asked, his only comment on the issue was to wish \u201ceveryone a happy Pride month, because our freedom is something in which all of us can take pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, sparked controversy by missing a Pride flag-raising event in Ottawa at the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. 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