Why Trudeau and Poilievre won’t play nice

The hard political reality of the situation is Pierre Poilievre needs to bash away at Justin Trudeau, and Trudeau needs to bash away at Poilievre. To see why this is the case, let’s examine Canada’s political landscape. To begin with, Poilievre likely understands he’s an underdog.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau and Poilievre will keep insulting each other from now until Election Day. To put it bluntly: if they’re nice, they’ll lose, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

February 9, 2023

OAKVILLE, ONT.—I recently saw a newspaper column sporting the headline, “Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre need to stop insulting each other.”

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