Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature

It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and defeat the politician who has handed them three straight losses at the polls under three different leaders. The truth used to reside in a nuance. Now it lives in a well-turned or memorable insult, or even baseless allegation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. For Poilievre to drone on about Trudeau’s real and imagined elitist excesses is a bit rich for a guy who is reputedly worth $5-million, and who lives in a taxpayer-provided mansion with servants, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

May 1, 2023

HALIFAX—For anyone who pays attention to Question Period, it is starting to resemble a particularly nasty cage fight.

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