Building the People’s Party will be Bernier’s ‘full-time job,’ but skeptics remain after poor election showing

Maxime Bernier is likely to face an uphill battle in building the PPC for the next election, as he considers his legal options against a one-time Liberal strategist and some of his candidates reconsider their future with the party.

People's Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier arrives at the official leaders' debate on Oct. 7. After election results that booted him out of his Beauce, Que. seat and saw his group fail to pick up any other seats, some are questioning the future of the party in Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

November 29, 2019

Maxime Bernier will face an uphill battle in his efforts to build the People’s Party ahead of the next election, say some party candidates and political watchers, but that's not stopping the leader from promising a stronger showing in the next election.

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