Pierre Poilievre dislikes the flags some Canadians are using to discredit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but he understands the rage behind them.

Poilievre’s comments were made after a blog post by Erin O’Tool, the previous federal conservative leader.

O’Tool says he is worried that the flags are symptomatic of the rising political polarization in the country, which is normalizing anger and rage.

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The flags denouncing Trudeau have become linked to the “Freedom Convoy” protests, which Poilievre courted its members during his run for the Conservative leadership.

Poilievre said it’s easy for politicians to tell people to stop complaining, however he noted that many Canadians are angry because they are hurting financially and other factors.

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