Party leaders should shift gears as Liberal popularity surges

Even with his ’Canada First’ rebrand, Pierre Poilievre’s clock is ticking. If he doesn’t shift gears soon, he might find himself watching the Liberals waltz away to another election win.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. A wholesale change in party leadership would be good for Canada, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

February 19, 2025

OTTAWA—The Canadian political landscape is beginning to stir from its stupor. It’s about time. The Liberal Party is seeing a resurgence in the polls, buoyed by a leadership race that has injected a burst of excitement. What looked like an easy cakewalk into government fo...

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