The current political environment is much more favourable for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to unseat the prime minister—compared to how it was for the last three party leaders who went head-to-head with Justin Trudeau in general election campaigns—but it’s too early to conclude that he is “the strongest challenger Trudeau has faced,” say veteran political players.
“He’s the only challenger that got Justin Trudeau in his third term, in that type of political environment that he’s in,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs in an interview with The Hill Times. “The circumstances that he [Poilievre] finds himself in compared to the other two Conservative leaders is quite different. So I don’t agree that it’s an evaluation of the three leaders. The environment here is more important than the people.”
