Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but he doesn’t mind if they work from home.
When asked by Radio-Canada on Tuesday if U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order sending federal workers back to the office five days a week is a good idea, Poilievre said that what matters is whether public servants do the work.
He said that work is not getting done now within the federal government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jan. 6 announcement that he intends to resign as Canadian prime minister has shined a bright media spotlight on the man who is the odds-on favorite to succeed him: Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s poll tracker, on Jan. 6, Poilievre’s Conservatives commanded the support of 44% of Canadian voters. The Liberals lagged far behind at only 20%, with the leftist New Democratic Party that has propped up Trudeau’s minority government since 2022 polling even lower at 19%. If these current polling numbers hold up after Trudeau’s departure, Poilievre (who pronounces his name in English as “Paul-ee-ev”) will remain on course to secure a massive parliamentary majority in the upcoming Canadian election that must be held no later than this October.
Recently, Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre appeared on Jordan Peterson’s podcast, and the interview has received north of 40 million views when both YouTube and X viewership are included. These are numbers associated with celebrity social media views and pop songs, but a Canadian opposition leader — not the prime minister — is captivating the podcast and alternative media space talking about his policy goals for when he becomes prime minister of Canada, which is inevitable at this point.
So, the question must be asked: Who is Pierre Poilievre? And what is he all about?
Pierre Poilievre, the man who is the favorite to become Canada’s next leader, has painted his country as “broken” and ridden with “crime and chaos.” He has derided Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “wacko” and his ministers as “crazy,’’ “disastrous,’’ “incompetent and discredited.’’
In Parliament, he called a leftist opposition leader and former Trudeau supporter “a fake, a phony and a fraud’’ and a “sellout.’’ Enraged, the leader stood up from his seat, walked into the aisle, and yelled, “I’m right here, bro.”
“Do it,’’ Mr. Poilievre shot back as the House speaker struggled to restore calm and pleaded that lawmakers respect “the rules that we have.’’
At 20 years old, Pierre Poilievre already had a roadmap for Canada.
Canada’s Conservative Party leader – now 45 – laid out a low-tax, small government vision for the country in an essay contest on what he would do as prime minister.
“A dollar left in the hands of consumers and investors is more productive than a dollar spent by a politician,” he stated.
Poilievre is one step closer to making his vision a reality, and even gave a nod to the essay in a recent interview with conservative psychologist and commentator Jordan Peterson.
Canada’s opposition leader has accused Justin Trudeau’s party of clinging to power to protect their pensions after the prime minister resigned and suspended parliament.
Mr Trudeau, 53, told the country on Monday he would stand down after almost a decade in post, following a Liberal Party leadership election to replace him.
The announcement came amid a crisis at the top of his government, which culminated in the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, his finance minister, and a revolt of Liberal MPs in December.
Nothing has changed.
Every Liberal MP and Leadership contender supported EVERYTHING Trudeau did for 9 years, and now they want to trick voters by swapping in another Liberal face to keep ripping off Canadians for another 4 years, just like Justin.
The only way to fix what… pic.twitter.com/YnNYANTs1y
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) January 6, 2025
Last week, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down with Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson on his DailyWire podcast for a wide-reaching long-form interview.
For nearly two hours, they discussed a range of topics, including inflation, the housing crisis, immigration, wokeism, and what a Poilievre government would look like.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a lengthy interview to psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson, touching on his vision for Canada and how he plans to implement it.
The interview was recorded on Dec. 21, five days after former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet.
Since then, opposition parties like the Conservatives and the NDP have vowed to bring down the government at the earliest opportunity through a vote of no confidence, which would likely trigger a snap election — something Poilievre briefly discussed with Peterson.
Thanks to Dr. @jordanbpeterson for taking the time to talk with me about restoring Canada’s promise.
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) January 3, 2025
Armed with newfound awareness about foreign interference, Canadian social media users have demonstrated a pattern of leaping to conclusions for partisan purposes, according to researchers examining the online response to the recent indictment of two Canadians accused of participating in an alleged Kremlin-backed influence campaign.
In its final report on its study of the Russian government’s alleged funding and influence of Tenet Media, the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN)—led by the Media Ecosystem Observatory jointly run by McGill University and the University of Toronto—found that the firm is using the reach and following of its media personalities to align its content with “Russian objectives of sowing distrust and division.“
The current turmoil inside the Trudeau government makes a future Conservative win even more likely.
Naturally enough, shrewd politician that he is, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will be taking nothing for granted and will be trying to win every possible vote. Still, after almost a decade of Liberal rule, culminating in a housing crisis, a cost-of-living crunch and a crime wave, a smart opposition would be thinking almost as much about how to govern well as about how to win the coming election.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is speaking out against Canadian legislation permitting male offenders who identify as female to be incarcerated in women’s prisons, after a man convicted of murdering his family asked to serve his life sentence in a women’s prison.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre isn’t just promising to spend more money on Canada’s military, he’s promising to change the culture.
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In an exclusive interview with the Toronto Sun last week, Poilievre said he wants to eradicate the woke culture forced into the Canadian Armed Forces by the Trudeau Liberals.
“We will rebuild our military, and our soldiers will once again, have a warrior culture, not a woke culture,” Poilievre said.
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.
Pierre Poilievre says you can count on him to defund CBC if he is elected prime minister.
… That doesn’t mean shutting down or selling off CBC, it means telling them they will get $1 billion per year less and they can stand on their own two feet. This promise, though, is just for CBC’s English services, it doesn’t apply to CBC’s French service, Radio Canada. Poilievre said there is a common sense reason for that.
h/t Mauser
Conservatives win B.C. federal byelection, CBC News projects
The Liberal won this seat with 39% of the vote in 2021. Currently they have roughly 17% of the vote in #CloverdaleLangleyCity #canpoli pic.twitter.com/JyLHB7z21V
— Ian Esplen (@IanEsplen) December 17, 2024
Polls close in B.C. federal byelection as Trudeau government reels from Freeland’s stunning resignation
