Trump hands Poilievre’s Conservatives the bully’s blueprint to power

Those seeking the highest office have every right to criticize and hold to the government to account, but not to carry hyperbole into a much darker place. It is time to adopt a higher standard.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Donald Trump. The consequences of the former U.S. president's approach have been catastrophic for the Republican Party, but the Conservative Party of Canada seem transfixed by his 2016 victory, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph by Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

June 19, 2023

HALIFAX—Pierre Poilievre, the "My Pillow Guy" of Canadian politics, is at it again.

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