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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre did not mince words when talking about the mayors of Quebec's two largest cities, describing Valérie Plante and Bruno Marchand as "incompetent" in a social media post Thursday.

That report showed a significant dip in the number of homes being built in Quebec in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Marchand also weighed in on X, accusing the Conservative leader of showing contempt for elected officials and everyone who works on housing issues in his city.

"When someone wants to become prime minister and says things like this, they're basically telling François Legault and the Quebec government that they don't care about the rules that are established," he said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, commenting in Iqaluit where he was signing an agreement to transfer powers to the Nunavut government, said Poilievre should apologize for showing such "contempt for Quebec elected officials."

In a statement, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, called on Poilievre to apologize and described his comments as "unacceptable."

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