Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre told a voter last week that woke “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) and “environmental, social and governance” (ESG) ideologies are garbage.
His comments come amid both ideologies being embraced by the Trudeau government, as well as woke institutions and corporations.
Poilievre was asked his thoughts on the two ideologies by a voter at a meet and greet, to which he responded, “it’s all garbage.” The exchange was caught on tape and posted to Twitter.
“Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” or DEI is defined by recruiting company Join as “an umbrella term used to define and refer to workplace initiatives, policies, and practices aimed at building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.”
DEI initiatives have included race-based and gender-based hiring practices and quotas, as well as the promotion of Critical Race Theory and gender ideology.
“Environmental, social and governance” or ESG is defined by Venture capital firm BDC as “a set of practices used to evaluate a company’s operational performance as it relates to social and environmental impact.”
Critics say that ESG has led to more corporate wokism and the embracing of radical environmental agendas, such as boycotting fossil fuels. ESG funds also tend to perform poorly.
Poilievre said ESG is “a fake industry designed to make interest groups, corporate executives and insiders filthy rich,” adding that those people don’t care about any of the causes that they talk about.
“They’re a bunch of hypocrites and phonies.”
Poilievre also said he won’t buy into ESG “garbage” and will instead support “free enterprise economics where businesses get ahead by having the best product, not by having the best lobbyists.”
In the video, Poilievre is also seen reiterating his opposition to the World Economic Forum, vaccine mandates, a central bank digital currency and digital IDs.
“I’m banning my members from being involved in the World Economic Forum, we’re gonna get rid of the mandates, ban Central Bank digital currency, no mandatory digital ID.”
“I’m against any of these agendas, I’m never going to do what the UN tells me to do.”
