Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close to revulsion. This is just plain, butt-ugly, Trump politics.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the decision is Trudeau must go, equal attention must be paid to whether Poilievre is the answer. And that means determining if he deserves his 17 per cent lead in the polls, and the prospect of a majority government that represents, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

January 15, 2024

HALIFAX—“All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.”—John Dryden, 17th century Augustan poet.

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