Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, currently the favourite to win the next Canadian election, says the country needs to slow its soaring population growth to better align with the growth in housing, jobs and health care.

“We have to have smaller population growth, there’s no question about it,” Poilievre told reporters Thursday. He said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been adding new residents at “three times the rate of the housing stock.”

"We need to have a growth rate that is below the growth in housing, health care and employment," the federal Conservative leader said{ai:summary}<p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asserts that Canada must reduce its population growth to match the pace of housing, jobs, and health care development. He criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for increasing new residents at a rate significantly surpassing housing availability.  </p><p>#politics</p>

Immigration needs to return to pre-Trudeau levels to slow population growth: Poilievre

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