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Poilievre’s cheap shot at CP journalist has not gone unnoticed

By buzzwords and dog whistles, as the Trudeau government contends, Pierre Poilievre is doing his best to create a sense of grievance so powerful that the Liberals will be swept from office like dry leaves in a windstorm. It may not be policy or even credible, but it appears to be working.

Poilievre riding anti-Trudeau tide

There is an impetuous push to see the back end of the man who has led the country for eight—often turbulent—years, including through the pandemic. And thanks partly to the magic of his $3-million makeover, Pierre Poilievre is seen as the perfect foil to the dithering Prince of the Establishment. 

This just in: is Poilievre charismatic?

I’m not saying ‘Pierremania’ will sweep Canada the way ‘Trudeaumania’ did in the 1960s or the way ‘Justinmania’ did in 2015. But no one will ever call Pierre Poilievre dull.