Fri Sep 9, 2022 – 4:13 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre, in his main video message to Canadians on his campaign website, points nostalgically to a past when government was small and citizens were “big.”
In that video, and throughout his campaign, Poilievre repeatedly describes freedom — especially the economic freedom of a free market economy with few controls or “gatekeepers”— as the greatest goal for Canada.
If Poilievre wins the current CPC leadership race, he will be a party leader more focused on a free market economy than any Canada has yet seen.
Where did Poilievre get his ideas about freedom? Are they accurate?
And what about the religious language that gives the video its grand finale? Is that accurate?
Why not ask a scholar of Western politics, Western history, and Christian thought— or all three?
So I did.
I spoke with Dr. Kevin Flatt, Professor of History and Associate Dean of Humanities at Redeemer University, a Christian liberal arts university in Ancaster, Ontario. Flatt teaches courses in the programs of History, International Development, and Politics and International Studies.
While speaking with him, I got a whole
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