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Ironically, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, left, may have just received an assist from former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall among Conservative voters and others initially uncertain of how to react to the federal MP’s footsie with freedom convoyers, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

July 6, 2022

OTTAWA—Another week and a couple more stories about high-profile Conservatives engaging with people connected to the Freedom Convoy. The day before Canada Day, it was Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre marching into Ottawa with veteran James Topp and others connected to the convoy....

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