Poilievre’s media strategy picks up where Harper left off, but unclear if it will work this time, say political insiders

It’s still an open question if relying chiefly on social media to communicate one’s message is enough for an opposition leader to win an election, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Pierre Poilievre has been trying to stay away from the national media to control his message and to avoid answering tough questions on his politics and policy issues.

In his strategy to control the message and not to answer tough, unwanted media questions, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is repeating the same strategy that Stephen Harper did after becoming prime minister in 2006, but it remains to be seen how successful the new leade...

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