Poilievre rides a wave of anti-Liberal, convoy anger into Stornoway. Now what?

Pierre Poilievre will not be able to go on indefinitely reaping the benefits of grievance politics and the glib, superficial promises to fix everything that worked among Conservatives in the past several months.

Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida greet the audience after he becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

September 14, 2022

OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre got a lot of applause during his victory speech on the night of Sept. 10, but the strongest ovation from the assembled Conservatives came when the new leader talked about axing the Liberal government’s COVID-19 health measures. What made Poilievre’s leadership campaign...

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