MNI BRIEF: Poilievre Silent On Firing Macklem, Bars E-Dollar

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's election platform excluded a fresh mention of his previous strong pledges to get rid of Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, shifting the blame for rapid inflation to Liberal budget deficits.

"The Liberals doubled the national debt, wasted billions on foreign schemes and consultants, and inflated the cost of everything," the party platform released Tuesday said. (See: MNI INTERVIEW: BOC Needs Faster Cuts, Labour Congress Says)

The words inflation or inflationary only came up a few times in the document and the only reference to the central bank was to "Prohibit the Bank of Canada from developing or implementing a central bank digital currency." The Liberals have already set aside most work on that project.