As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada in this uncertain world.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a skilled politician with smart, able advisers who must see that the field they set to win the 2025 election is not the one where the current game is being played, writes Tim Powers.

OTTAWA—This time next week—unless there is some bizarre, unexpected plot twist—Canada will be in the early days of a federal election campaign. An election—if current polls are to be believed—that looks like a toss-up. Gone, for the moment, is the 20-plus-point lea...

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