OTTAWA—A federal election is likely more than a year away. It’s a sunny weekend afternoon, the first warmish day in well over a week. Across the city, spring recreational programs are starting up, it’s prime time for the seasonal Ottawa tradition of going to a maple syrup farm and the stores are packed with pre-Easter shoppers.
And yet, a convention centre a few minutes away from the Ottawa airport is packed to capacity with people eager to hear from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
