Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability
The Knowledge Project
Shane Parrish
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is a special episode of the Knowledge Project featuring our guest Pierre Polyev, leader of the |
| 0:05.4 | Conservative Party in Canada. After my last interview with Pierre, I heard from thousands of you |
| 0:10.8 | thanking me for allowing political leaders to skip the slogans and loaded questions and speak with |
| 0:16.6 | nuance and depth. I reached out to both Mr. Poliev and Prime Minister Carney directly with the same |
| 0:23.2 | invite. No questions were provided in advance and no editorial control was given. It's time to listen |
| 0:29.7 | and learn. What do you think the role of government in society should be? You have to start by |
| 0:35.1 | asking what is government. This is Generation screwed. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm not surprised that they feel detached and frustrated with the system and the government that screwed them over. |
| 0:45.3 | Let's walk through the rap sheet. |
| 0:48.3 | My purpose is to provide people with hope, and that's not just a touchy-feely word. It's actually a political strategy for me. |
| 0:58.0 | Because if people can be convinced that there's hope, then they'll vote for it in election. |
| 1:03.0 | It's very exciting things we can do like get rid of capital gains tax. The media is dependent on the government. |
| 1:10.0 | Can something that is dependent be independent? |
| 1:13.3 | If you think that the average reader, |
| 1:15.6 | viewer, or listener is incapable of determining |
| 1:19.5 | what is true and what is not, |
| 1:21.2 | well, then how will a government official |
| 1:22.8 | be able to make that same determination? |
| 1:29.6 | Pierre, welcome back. |
| 1:30.9 | Great to be back. |
| 1:32.0 | What do you think the role of government in society should be? |
| 1:35.6 | Well, you have to start by asking what is government. |
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