Poilievre promises life sentences so ‘monsters rot in jail’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is going back to the well today, vowing to get tough on crime if elected April 28.
The position has been a pillar of Poilievre’s politics from long before Trump was re-elected in the U.S.
The Conservative announcement today comes as the party, trailing the Liberals in the polls, tries to connect with voters on issues outside of Trump’s tariffs.
Poilievre is pledging to impose life sentences for people found guilty of five or more counts of human trafficking, or of importing or exporting 10 or more illegal firearms.
The same sentence would apply to “fentanyl trafficking on a large scale.” He made a similar promise about “fentanyl kingpins” on Feb. 5.
In a campaign video, Poilievre said he wants to “ensure these monsters rot in jail forever.”
He’ll make the announcement during a stop in Nanaimo, B.C.
