Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind

In the face of the Conservative leader's passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist on countering with facts, in the hopes that truth will prevail—but more vigorously and more quickly.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre scrums with reporters on the Hill on Feb. 3, 2023. The usually even-tempered leader of the NDP hit the mark last week when he challenged Poilievre’s devotion to the proletariat, noting Conservatives voted against an excess profit tax (aimed at grocers)The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

May 1, 2023

CHELSEA, QUE.—How can Pierre Poilievre continue to portray himself as an outsider—and repeatedly proclaim solidarity with struggling blue-collar, rural and low-income Canadians—when the simple facts of his life, never mind his political instincts, are so at odds with h...

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