Trumpification of Canada playing out in Conservative leadership race

Make America Great Again is being replaced by the Pierre Poilievre slogan to Make Canada Free Again.

Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an 'Axe the Carbon Tax' rally in Ottawa on March 31, 2022. As Poilievre attracts hundreds to his rallies, his front-runner status is growing. His Trumpification message is resonating with disenchanted Canadians. But will a Trumpification of the Tories gain traction with the rest of us?The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY Sheila Copps

April 18, 2022

OTTAWA—The Trumpification of Canada is playing out before our eyes in the current Conservative leadership campaign. Make America Great Again is being replaced by the Pierre Poilievre slogan to make Canada free again. Ex-Tory minister Peter Kent, tweeted last week that there was still plenty of t...

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