The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast #253 – Jordan Peterson & Pierre Poilievre
Topics Discussed: Conservative Philosophy & Free Market System 8:32 — Left-Wing Ideas & Socialism 12:32 — Government in Scandanavian Countries 15:15 — University & Political Ambitions 18:47 — Political Rallies 22:51 — Housing Crisis, Loss of Personal Freedom & Delivering Hope 27:04 — Poilievre’s Mission 29:34 — Problems in Canada & Proposals 34:55 — Economic Policy 40:31 — Climate Change, Energy Infrastructure & Canadian Resources 46:07 — Canadian Press Subsidies & Defunding CBC 55:56 — Justin Trudeau 1:03:55 — Jagmeet Singh 1:09:13 — Sacrificing the Economic Interests of the Working-Class & Trucker’s Protest 1:17:54 — Emergencies Act 1:22:18 — Freedom as a Unifying Principle 1:25:45 — Outro
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. Poilievre has served as a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004. Poilievre studied at the University of Calgary, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations. He then worked as an advisor to Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day. Poilievre was first elected to the House of Commons following the 2004 federal election; he at first represented the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean—Carleton and then represented the re-established riding of Carleton. He served as minister for democratic reform for 2013 to 2015 and then as minister of employment and social development in 2015. From 2017 to 2022, Poilievre served as the shadow minister for finance and briefly as the shadow minister for jobs and industry. He ran for leader of the Conservative Party in its 2022 leadership election, winning on the first ballot. Poilievre has been described as a libertarian and populist.
Books Mentioned in this Podcast with Jordan Peterson & Pierre Poilievre:
Book Title: Capitalism and Freedom
Author: Milton Friedman