Poilievre didn’t bully Singh into breaking Liberal deal

I’d suggest Pierre Poilievre likely knew Jagmeet Singh would inevitably cancel the deal with the Liberals this fall, which is why he ran his attack ads in the summer. He wanted to take credit for what was going to happen anyway.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre is benefiting from a common logical fallacy, specifically the one referred to as 'causation implying correlation,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

September 11, 2024

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is benefiting from a common logical fallacy, specifically the one referred to as “causation implying correlation.”

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