A politician’s worst nightmare is to be thought of as yesterday’s breakfast by voters. When Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy development with the premier of Alberta two weeks ago, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was made to look as relevant to the big issue of the day as the leader of the NDP.
It was, then, an adept parliamentary manoeuvre by Poilievre to wrestle back the initiative with an opposition day motion on Tuesday that forced the Liberals onto the back foot on their own initiative.
