Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next federal election, Pierre Poilievre will be making himself more available to the press gallery. But the official opposition leader has not completely shut out some journalists.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre leaves a scrum on the Hill where he took five questions. Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran says the chill some journalists feel from Poilievre should not come as a complete shock since 'the tenor of a lot of that criticism' reveals that 'many do not like him.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

January 22, 2023

The upcoming parliamentary session could find Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre making himself more available to the Hill media who have unsuccessfully sought interviews with him, according to Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman.

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