Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

In the last decade, the Conservatives have fallen behind their Liberal rivals in voter ID and management, but strategists say hiring Mike Crase as executive director indicates that catching up is a priority for Pierre Poilievre.

While the federal Tories were ahead of the pack when it came to voter ID and management in the early Harper years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes over a party that has fallen behind the Liberals in this area. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

September 27, 2022

Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of the new leader as he puts his stamp on the party, says Conservative strategist Fred DeLorey.

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