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‘Wake me up when there’s a steel pipe going in the dirt’: Poilievre

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Jerema, C. (2026, October 1). ‘Wake me up when there’s a steel pipe going in the dirt’: Poilievre. National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/wake-me-up-when-theres-a-steel-pipe-going-in-the-dirt-poilievre

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Rob Breakenridge of the National Post interviews Pierre Poilievre, leader of a political party, about challenges facing Canada such as trade conflicts with the U.S., economic slowdowns, affordability issues, and threats to national unity. Poilievre discusses his speech against Alberta separatism and criticizes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for oil and gas industries. The interview also covers Poilievre’s proposals on affordability and potential support for Bill C-39, as well as expectations from the prime minister regarding trade issues with the U.S.

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Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, joined Rob Breakenridge at The National Post for a discussion on key challenges facing the country, including an ongoing economic slowdown and rising affordability issues. During the conversation, Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s renewed support for the oil and gas industry. He also discussed his speech in Edmonton where he argued against Alberta separatism. Poilievre proposed meaningful steps to address affordability but expressed skepticism regarding the government's approach to trade conflicts with the U.S., raising questions about potential Conservative Party support for Bill C-39.

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Conservative NORP · 2× Poilievre PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Alberta GPE · 1× Canada GPE · 1× Edmonton GPE · 1× Parliament ORG · 1× Pierre Poilievre PERSON · 1× Rob Breakenridge PERSON · 1× The National Post’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

The National Post’s Rob Breakenridge is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for a conversation about how — or whether — the government is rising to these challenges and what the opposition believes the moment calls for.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01

🔮 We’ll also touch on Poilievre’s proposal for meaningful and lasting steps to address affordability, whether the Conservatives might support Bill C-39, and what they want to see and hear from the prime minister when it comes to the trade standoff with the U.S.

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‘Wake me up when there’s a steel pipe going in the dirt’: Poilievre · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

Parliament has finally resumed amid major challenges confronting Canada, including ongoing trade conflict with the U.S., an economic slowdown, affordability concerns, and threats to national unity. asserted

Parliament → resume → unity

moment → join → what

We’ll discuss Poilievre’s speech this week in Edmonton where he made the case for rejecting Alberta separatism, and find out why he thinks this issue has flared up. asserted

issue → discuss → separatism

The Conservative leader expressed skepticism about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly found enthusiasm for the oil and gas industry. asserted

leader → express → industry

We’ll also touch on Poilievre’s proposal for meaningful and lasting steps to address affordability, whether the Conservatives might support Bill C-39, and what they want to see and hear from the prime minister when it comes to the trade standoff with the U.S. uncertain

it → touch → U.S.