Poilievre’s ‘post-partisan’ front-runner campaign reminds observers of Trudeau’s 2013 Liberal leadership bid

While Pierre Poilievre’s campaign has been a departure from those waged by past Conservative leadership front-runners, he is ‘reforming the centre of gravity of the party’ in a way similar to when Justin Trudeau pushed away ‘the old guard’ in the Liberal party.

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with Jean Charest on May 5, 2022, at the Canada Strong and Free Network's leadership debate, has waged an aggressive campaign against his opponents, raising questions about whether he can lead a unified party if he wins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

July 20, 2022

Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive Conservative leadership campaign, which has left opponents “no room to breathe,” is very different from a traditional front-runner candidate bid for the party’s top job, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers—but elements of Poilievre’s “post-partisa...

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