Poilievre can win votes by exploiting Liberal foreign policy failures

To turn the tables on Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre should highlight the Trudeau government’s record of aligning Canada too tightly to American geopolitical objectives.

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's many foreign policy failures represent a Liberal record that his successor, Mark Carney, should be forced to defend, and which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can expose as part of his 'Canada First' strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

April 9, 2025

OTTAWA—As the federal election heats up, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a tactical opportunity to exploit former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy fumbles. To use his own words, Poilievre can promise to put “Canada First,” while also pointing t...

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