Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s politics aren’t just about populism — they’re grounded in Milton Friedman’s radical vision of free markets. If he is elected prime minister, Poilievre promises a Canada where the welfare state is “out of business.”
  • kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    So basically, anything that government is doing that corporations could do, he’s arguing that they should be doing, “because freedom”.

    I’m unconvinced that with more libertarian economic policies, I will feel more “free”, and that this supposed freedom will make my life better.