By Isaac Phan Nay, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped up to a podium at a campaign stop in Saint John, New Brunswick, Monday wearing a western-style blue shirt, pumped his fist in the air and asked, “Who’s ready to get building?”

Behind Poilievre stood a row of workers in hoodies and hard hats. The sign on his podium read, “Workers First for a Change.”

Poilievre’s pledges of support for new pipeline construction drew applause and cheers from members of Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers Local 1386.

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