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Q&A | Poilievre’s ‘Canada First’ pivot with Gerry Nicholls

‘Nationalism has become the key message of the day,’ says Conservative strategist and Hill Times columnist Gerry Nicholls.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the crowd at his Feb. 15 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

February 18, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has “upended the playing board” in Canadian federal politics, forcing a nationalistic turn in both Liberal and Conservative campaigning that one strategist predicts will turn “savage.”

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