Liberal party outrage shows contempt for young couples hoping to have children

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We have officially reached the point in the election campaign where expressing compassion for those struggling to find the funds to comfortably start a family lands you the charge of … misogyny.

It all sprung from Monday’s Conservative press conference in Saint John, N.B., where leader Pierre Poilievre was asked about his plan to “turn things around,” and whether a change in campaign leadership was on the table. It was a valid question — it’s no secret that the polls, at this point, favour the Liberals, and that some provincial Conservatives have been backseat campaigning to the press.

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Poilievre doubled down: “Some people have said that I should stop talking about the doubling housing costs that have denied an entire generation the chance to own a home after the lost Liberal decade,” he said, extending the thought to drugs, crime and the economy. “I disagree. My purpose in politics is to restore Canada’s promise.”

But what really set Liberal observers off was the words of sympathy he gave shortly afterward, acknowledging the plight of adults in their 30s who feel they can’t afford to have a family — and fear they might not make it in time. The full quote — and I’m providing it because a much