Maxime Bernier says he and his People’s Party of Canada are here to stay
MONTREAL — When Maxime Bernier was arrested for violating Manitoba’s public health orders after attending a rally against COVID measures in June, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada was asked if he was carrying any weapons.
“Only my words,” he responded.
If words are weapons, Bernier likes to keep his sharp. Moments into his speech at a recent rally in Saint John, N.B., Bernier had already accused Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau of “acting like a dictator” and described COVID-19 mask mandates, lockdowns and vaccine passports as “medical tyranny.”
He goes even further on social media, branding Trudeau as a “dangerous psychopath,” and accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of being a “fan of terrorist sympathizers and communist mass murderers,” for tweets praising former Cuban leader Fidel Castro after his death. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has been labelled “Red Erin” and a Liberal in disguise.