KINGSTON, Ont. — Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he disagrees with calls from former Reform Party leader Preston Manning that a vote for Liberal Leader Mark Carney amounts to a “vote for Western secession.”&nbsp;

Manning, whom Poilievre, the federal Conservative leader, has known since his teenage years in Calgary when he become involved with the erstwhile Reform Party, penned an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail, arguing that Carney poses a threat to national unity, particularly in Western Canada, which has long been aggrieved with the policies of the Liberal government around natural resources.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he disagrees with calls from Preston Manning, founder of the erstwhile Reform Party, that Canadians should see a vote for Liberal Leader Mark Carney as a "vote for Western secession." {ai:summary}Pierre Poilievre, the federal Conservative leader, rejected Preston Manning's assertion that voting for Liberal Leader Mark Carney equates to supporting Western secession. Manning's opinion piece warned that Carney threatens national unity, especially in Western Canada, due to grievances over Liberal policies on natural resources. #politics

Poilievre disagrees with ex-Reform boss that voting Liberal will lead to 'Western secession'

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