Poilievre’s grand strategic plan

When the next federal election rolls around, Pierre Poilievre won’t be hoping a stronger NDP will weaken the Liberals. He’ll be hoping a weaker NDP will benefit the Conservatives.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a national caucus meeting on the Hill on March 20, 2024. As he put it after the non-confidence vote, for 'true change, common sense change,' voters have only a Conservative choice. Expect to hear that line a lot, writes Gerry Nicholls.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

April 4, 2024

OAKVIILLE, ONT.—According to a headline I saw recently, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s non-confidence motion over the Liberal government’s carbon tax had “failed.”

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