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applegrove

(118,832 posts)
Sat May 14, 2022, 03:27 PM May 2022

Pierre Poilievre rec'd bitcoin to supporters as a way to avoid inflation.

Last edited Sat May 14, 2022, 04:24 PM - Edit history (1)

He's running for the leadership of the Conservative Party in Canada. He's leading. I hope he loses some support after this fiasco.


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applegrove

(118,832 posts)
2. When pressed on his collosal mistake during a debate he stated he wanted
Sat May 14, 2022, 03:42 PM
May 2022

to fire the governor of the Bank of Canada (equivalent to the Fed). I wonder how he will explain it to his fans in Halifax today.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,385 posts)
4. For those of us who didn't know, he is the leading candidate in the Canadian Conservative leader
Sat May 14, 2022, 04:08 PM
May 2022

election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Conservative_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election#Opinion_polling

The ballots don't go out until late July or early August, so he has plenty more opportunities to step on his dick like this.

applegrove

(118,832 posts)
6. Poilievre is an expert on bitcoin because he saw a video. But he wants to
Sat May 14, 2022, 09:09 PM
May 2022

fire the Governor of the Bank of Canada this week.

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