Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat the Harper Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming government after the next election, says Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.

If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 6, 2023

If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to form government after the next election, he and his party will have to win a clear majority, or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals could stay in power with the help of one or more of the left-of-centre parties, say polit...

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