The federal Liberals should cancel plans to increase Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance premiums and match every spending increase with a cut elsewhere to “contain the cost of government while taxpayers and the economy catch up,” new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday. (The Logic)

Talking point: Poilievre spoke to a cheering Tory caucus Monday after winning his party’s leadership Saturday with more than 68 per cent of the first-ballot points. The speech hit the highlights from his campaign, scolding the Liberals for spending too much on pandemic supports, decrying the “excessive regulation and gatekeeping [that] hold back our economy” and calling for lower taxes on farmers, workers and small businesses.