Pierre Poilievre has gained supporters for his populist rhetoric and Conservative policies — freedom, small government, border control and low taxes
At the WoodSource timber yard outside Manotick, a suburb of Canada’s capital where roaring sawmills churn out lumber, staff and customers long to see the back of Justin Trudeau.
“We’re all feeling it. Something’s got to give — I can’t afford groceries, I can’t afford gas,” said Philip Scott, 27, a warehouse manager who is married with two small children.
Many young and working-class Canadians have long blamed the prime minister for soaring inflation and perceived political chaos.
