‘Textbook, hot-button politics’ behind Conservative leadership contenders’ attacks on international organizations, say strategists

The predominant narrative of 10 to 15 years ago was that global institutions were keeping things stable, but 'that narrative has now been turned on its head,' says pollster Nik Nanos.

Conservative leadership candidates and MPs Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis. Both Poilievre and Lewis have taken swipes at international organizations like the World Economic Forum, something which experts say helps with fundraising and outreach, but also feeds off disinformation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

August 10, 2022

Following Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre's impressive second quarter fundraising haul, experts say it's "obvious" that attacking international institutions like the World Economic Forum and the World Health Organization gets traction among a "certain crowd in the Conservative mov...

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