If online chatter was to be believed, the northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake — founded on gold, sustained by hockey, population roughly 8,000 — was abuzz last week.
“Just got back from Pierre Poilievre’s rally,” read one post on X, formerly Twitter. The user, who wrote her bio in Spanish and listed her location as France, continued the emphatic message to her zero followers: “I’m buzzing from the energy! As a northerner, it’s refreshing to see a leader who actually listens to our concerns and prioritizes our needs.”
