Tag: Pierre Poilievre
over 1 year ago
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Pierre Poilievre calls this ‘crazy’ — but has Justin Trudeau stumbled on the future of politics i...

Deals like the one between the Liberals and NDP could be the future of politics in this country, especially if none o...

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over 1 year ago
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Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre have been humbled this year. Here’s how they win back Canadians

Canadians generally don’t mind seeing political figures knocked down a few pegs, so it’s not a bad thing that our pol...

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over 1 year ago
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Is Pierre Poilievre’s divisive approach coming up short with voters?

A diminished share of the vote in two byelection victories may well cause some reflection on the brand of politics he...

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over 1 year ago
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As wildfires rage across Canada, debates about anything but dominate Parliament

Wednesday was one of those days when the House of Commons seems somehow to barely pay lip service to what’s top of mi...

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over 1 year ago
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The attack by Pierre Poilievre and others on safe supply will cost us lives

There’s too much at stake — and too much hard-earned evidence available — for anyone to buy into the rhetoric we’re h...

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over 1 year ago
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In attacking David Johnston, Pierre Poilievre borrows a disgraceful tactic from Donald Trump

What better way to discredit our democracy than to distort its true intent, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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over 1 year ago
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Pierre Poilievre has made the job of Justin Trudeau’s ‘ski buddy’ almost impossible

Asked to look into the issue of foreign interference, David Johnston has to figure out a way to reassure Canadians th...

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over 1 year ago
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Mallick: The Curious Case of the Passport Conspiracy, by Pierre Poilievre

This is just the latest in Conservatives testing MAGA (Make America Great Again) Republican tactics, sowing deep divi...

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over 1 year ago
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How much will Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives borrow from Donald Trump? Here’s a taste

The byelection in Portage-Lisgar is shaping up as the showdown for the hard-right, red-meat base of the conservative ...

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over 1 year ago
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Think Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau dislike each other now? Just wait

Every week, Parliament’s question period reveals just how much the prime minister and Conservative leader detest each...

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over 1 year ago
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In the Justin Trudeau era, trashing the rich has become a political obsession. What’s going on?

Federal political parties are all seeing the value in using wealth as a wedge against each other, Susan Delacourt wri...

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over 1 year ago
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Pierre Poilievre’s solution for a ‘broken’ Canada is to break more things — including the CBC

The Conservative leader, with or without Twitter’s help, has made it clear he’s been spoiling for a battle over the C...

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over 1 year ago
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There were two Stephen Harpers — and Pierre Poilievre is getting advice from the wrong one

The former prime minister seems to have forgotten how he led the Conservatives to power in 2006, Susan Delacourt writes.

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over 1 year ago
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The fight between Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre is taking Canadian politics to a dark place

The Conservative leader has gone where few, if any, opposition leaders have gone before, Susan Delacourt writes.

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over 1 year ago
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Liberal MP calls China ‘an existential threat to Canada’

Influence networks backed by China’s Communist Party rulers represent an “existential threat” to Canada, says the Lib...

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over 1 year ago
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Pierre Poilievre accuses Justin Trudeau of ‘covering up’ support from China

Poilievre says spy agency CSIS deliberately leaked information about elections meddling to reporters because it didn’...

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over 1 year ago
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Pierre Poilievre calls it ‘a fake position doing fake work.’ So who’s going to want that job?

Justin Trudeau has handed out hard tasks before, but whatever person answers the call for a “special rapporteur” on f...

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over 1 year ago
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Justin Trudeau is losing ground to Pierre Poilievre. He’s using Donald Trump to fight back

Trump’s out of power, but Trudeau’s back on the road, warning that the former president haunts this government still,...

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over 1 year ago
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Is Pierre Poilievre taking a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook? Justin Trudeau seems to think so

The prime minister made rare candid comments on Tuesday in Vaughan about the Conservative leader.

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almost 2 years ago
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Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are sliding in popularity: ‘These numbers should be a warning’

The first few weeks of 2023 finds the Trudeau government is losing support among Canadians, Susan Delacourt writes.

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almost 2 years ago
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Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre attacked each other in duelling speeches. We break down their...

In speeches to their MPs, each party leader made it clear how each intends to attack the other when Parliament return...

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almost 2 years ago
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Justin Trudeau tells us why he is disliked, what keeps him awake and who Pierre Poilievre is ‘pre...

Whether it comes from frustration, anger or disconnection, Trudeau says, there are people in Canada right now who “ne...

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almost 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre still all in on his reckless ideas

What’s broken is not “everything in Canada” as Poilievre claims, but and hope the Tory leader would ditch the worst o...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Where is Pierre Poilievre as the facts come out about the ‘Freedom Convoy’?

Police and politicians had many fierce disputes about the convoy but they appear to have all agreed upon one thing, S...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | How can Doug Ford skip testifying at the Emergencies Act inquiry?

It would be nice if Doug Ford himself showed up at the Rouleau inquiry to square the conflicting views of how much On...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau could share a harsh spotlight when convoy inquiry b...

Which leader will come out less damaged from the inevitable clashes to follow is anyone’s guess at this point, Susan ...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre a rising star for the world’s far right

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones recently said he’s a big fan of Poilievre, calling him part of a global movem...

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about 2 years ago
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Pierre Poilievre is demanding it — but insiders reveal why Canada won’t brand this Iran military ...

The Canadian government has not labelled Iran’s revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist entity over concerns the act...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre is building bridges he was expected to burn

The new Conservative leader is switching from the short game of leadership to a longer game against the Liberals, Sus...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | The latest Conservative fight with media may be serious, even as it’s absurd

Performative reaction to the language in a journalist’s tweet shouldn’t fool us from a party that backed the “Freedom...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre had their first showdown. The big surprise is what ...

The first showdown between Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau was a little less than the spectacle expected, but may...

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about 2 years ago
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Justin Trudeau versus Pierre Poilievre is the ‘big battle brewing’ at Parliament, plus key moment...

The fight between Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre will define the next session of Parliament.

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre’s disturbing convergence of trouble

In winning the leadership race, Poilievre cobbled together a volatile coalition of the disaffected and resentful. Can...

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about 2 years ago
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A reporter rudely clashed with Pierre Poilievre. What happened next was the important part

Canadian media just got a glimpse of what may be in store for them, perhaps for years, writes Bruce Arthur.

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre’s top leadership rival was all guts — and no glory

Jean Charest did himself no favours by running against his nemesis, but he did one for his country, Martin Regg Cohn ...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre’s callous courting of Canada’s ‘deplorables’

Like Trump, Poilievre is potentially leading us down the same dark and nasty road Trump has taken Americans — all in ...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Pierre Poilievre needs to win over Ontario voters. Easier said than done

As Pierre Poilievre casts a covetous eye on Ontario, he might want to take a second look at how politics has played o...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Unless someone can stop Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative convoy, Canada might not like t...

The first Conservative Party of Canada debate shows law and order, and public health measures to save lives during th...

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over 2 years ago
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Pierre Poilievre’s Brampton rally cancelled due to medical emergency at venue

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital in “life-threatening” condition, Peel paramedics say.

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