# Poilievre demands Liberals bring diesel production back to Canada amid fuel-cost crisis

https://mins.news/en/video/90342

- Global News, 2026-10-07 20:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V8kjWuWGc

> Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre challenged the Liberal government during Wednesday’s Question Period, blaming rising diesel costs on Liberal laws that he says prevent domestic refining. After Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said diesel fell three cents a litre this week, Poilievre dismissed the news and urged a vote to save Canadians money.

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