Is Canada’s venerable Conservative party going nuts?
Whatever happened to the old “sensible shoes” party known as the Conservatives?
As Pierre Poilievre, a radical populist, prepares to become the party’s new leader, it’s a question that has taken on new urgency.
Poilievre was already the odds-on favourite for winning his party’s leadership in a race that concludes next month. But his candidacy received a new boost this week, when he won the endorsement of former prime minister Stephen Harper.
