Poilievre’s past reveals populist, highly-partisan approach his favoured form of politics

Going forward, Pierre Poilievre will have a hard time squaring his commitment to law and order on the one hand with his uncritical defence of freedom on the other.

As a Conservative, Pierre Poilievre stands for predictable and defensible things. Property rights are the core of any free society;' taxes are too high; the debt-to-GDP ratio isn’t sustainable. But Poilievre he has earned a reputation for arrogance and hyper-partisanship, writes Donald Wright.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DONALD WRIGHT

March 4, 2022

Pierre Poilievre may be the next leader of the Conservative Party and, if things go his way, the next prime minister of Canada. But who is he and what does he stand for? And is he playing a dangerous game? First elected in 2004 as the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Ottawa-area riding of ...

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