Pierre Poilievre to Reporter Asking About Trump and ‘Only Two Genders’: ‘Do You Have Any Other Genders You’d Like to Name?’

HOST: “First day on the job, President Trump signed an executive order, you know, the U.S. government only recognizing two genders, male, female. They’re unchangeable. You know, if elected as prime minister, is that something that you’re going to kind of walk in line with? Or what are your feelings on that executive order?”
POILIEVRE: “Well, I don’t know. Do you have any other genders that you’d like to name?”
HOST: “Me personally?
POILIEVRE: “Yes.”
HOST: “I’m just asking more so if you’re in line with what he is saying. Do you agree with what he’s saying? Is that something that you would be lockstep with if elected as prime minister?”
POILIEVRE: “Well, I — I’m not aware of any other genders than men and women. I mean, if you have any other that you want me to consider, you’re welcome to tell me right now.”
HOST: “Well, there’s — well, there’s personally, I am a man. I am a man.”
POILIEVRE: “OK.
HOST: “As people would say a cis man.”
POILIEVRE: “That’s good. That’s good.”
HOST: “There are — there are people there who, you know, they say they’re —“
POILIEVRE: “Me too. I am a man as well.”
HOST: “— gender neutral. You are a man. Yes. There are people there who say —“
POILIEVRE: “We have something in common.”
HOST: “— they’re gender — yeah. They say they’re gender neutral. There — you know, they’re — they’re a trans person. Is that something that you would recognize here? Whereas in the states, at least with their U.S. government, the way they’re seeing it, there’s only two?”
POILIEVRE: “I’m only aware of two, but, I mean, if you have — if you come up with another list, then you’re welcome to do that. But I’m aware of two.”
HOST: “Mm-hmm.”
POILIEVRE: “And as far as I’m concerned, we should have a government that just minds its own damn business and leaves people alone.”