Unseated from the outside: how Hébert’s forecast is playing out for Pierre Poilievre

Whether the external challenge emerges from a disillusioned strategist, a provincial premier, or the conservative grassroots remains to be seen, but Canadian history suggests it is coming.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still commands his party and its base, but as precedents show, unseating begins long before it becomes visible, writes Zach Battat.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ZACH BATTAT

October 29, 2025

The day after the 2025 federal election, journalist Chantal Hébert told CBC’s At Issue panel that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would likely not be undone from within his caucus, but unseated ...

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