Expect nasty, divisive political ‘fist fight’ this fall between Poilievre and Trudeau, say political insiders

Liberals will take ‘whatever steps are necessary’ to protect the Liberal brand from Pierre Poilievre’s attacks, says Liberal MP Judy Sgro.

Buckle up: Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, left, and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Political insiders are expecting hard-hitting exchanges between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the daily Question Period and on social media starting this fall.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH

September 19, 2022

With Pierre Poilievre now the Conservative Party leader, the Liberals are expecting a divisive "air war" and nasty exchanges between the two in the daily Question Period and on social media this fall in an effort to define each other in a negative light, say political insiders. “It's going to be ...

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