Poilievre ‘does not need to rely on mainstream media’ as much as previous leaders, say veteran journos, as sparring with reporters continues

Glen McGregor says Pierre Poilievre’s approach 'resonates with a certain constituency who distrust the media,' and 'some of that is imported from the Trump era in the United States.'

Freelance journalist Stephen Maher says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, 'has the opportunity to both ignore the media and also attack it using the cultural war techniques that look to me to be familiar from the United States and in particular, from Trump.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 11, 2023

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sparred with a number of reporters so far during his tenure in the party's top job, but such interactions are a core part of messaging to his base and the media better get used to it, say veteran Hill journalists.

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