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Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌ p ɔː l i ˈ ɛ v / PAW-lee-EV; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022.
- Capturing The Conservative ID
- Either with Him Or Against Him
- Charest's Worries and Sheila Fraser's Warning
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In a different time and place, Conservatives might have been expected to turn to Jean Charest. But after being out of politics for nearly a decade, the former Quebec premier was rusty and slow. Charest's campaign was also aimed at the wrong part of the Conservative Party's brain. His candidacy represented the most rational and conventional argument...
Unlike some of the figures who have defined populism in recent years, Poilievre has not campaigned against immigration or attempted to divide voters along racial or ethnic lines. But he has embraced the language of populism and the fundamental idea that there are only friends and foes. If you are not with Poilievre, you must be against him. He dire...
In the waning moments of that last debate, Charest warnedthat "anger is not a political program." But the nearest Charest ever got to making a fully developed argument against Poilievre was in May, when he said Poilievre's comments about the Bank of Canada were "irresponsible." "We cannot afford to have any leader who goes out there and deliberatel...
CBC News analyzes how Pierre Poilievre won the Conservative leadership race with his anti-elite, pro-freedom message. He opposes vaccine mandates, carbon tax, CBC, Bank of Canada and more.
- Beginnings. Pierre Marcel Poilievre was born June 3, 1979, to a “teenage unwed mother who had just lost her mother,” as he recently told Maclean’s. He was adopted by French Canadian school teachers from Saskatchewan: “[They] adopted me and raised me and basically gave me a life,” he said.
- Jeff. He was a paperboy for the Calgary Sun tabloid, growing up in the Calgary Southwest riding held by Reform Party founder Preston Manning, and later by Stephen Harper.
- Reformer. He made his first political donation at age 15, and attended the Reform Party convention in Vancouver in 1996, aged 17. “I like what they stand for,” he told the Vancouver Sun of the western, populist party.
- As Prime Minister… In his second year as an international relations student at the University of Calgary, he was a finalist in the 1999 “As Prime Minister, I Would …” essay contest.
May 28, 2024 · Star Columnists. Opinion. I read a new biography of Pierre Poilievre. Here’s what I learned. Poilievre committed to conservative ideas and Reform-inspired politics when he was just 14, and he’s...
Pierre Poilievre is a life-long conservative, former senior minister in Stephen Harper's cabinet, and the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is running to be the Prime Minister of Canada and advocates for smaller government, lower taxes, and personal freedom.
Sep 18, 2023 · Pierre Poilievre, a 44-year-old populist and moderate, is the favorite to win the next election and defeat Justin Trudeau, according to polls. He connects with voters by promising to lower taxes, cut red tape, and build more homes amid post-pandemic anxiety.
Apr 30, 2024 · Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was removed from the House of Commons by Speaker Greg Fergus after he refused to withdraw his insulting remarks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The exchange was part of a tense question period that also involved accusations of racism, white nationalism and drug policy.
