Poilievre’s fundraising loss

Yes, Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives won the second quarter fundraising race. But the number of donation dollars coming in for the Conservatives has drastically dropped since the last quarter, and that is what the media and pundits have focused on.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in a negative feedback loop that'll create a vicious circle and vicious circles can be hard to break, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Raynor

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

August 24, 2026

OAKVILLE, ONT.—You've got to feel a bit sorry for Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievere these days because it seems even when he wins, he loses.

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