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Poilievre claps back ahead of carbon price hike: ‘Eby’s constituents can’t even afford baloney”

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has shot back at B.C. Premier David Eby’s comment that his plea to halt a federal carbon price increase is a “baloney factory” campaign tactic. Poilievre told The Roy Green Show on Saturday that Eby’s “constituents can’t even afford to buy baloney after eight years of …

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A closer look at the growing diversity of Conservatives under Poilievre

Jamil Jivani, earlier this week, won the right to be the next member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Durham, succeeding former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. In doing so he also became the first Black man to hold a seat in the 20-year-old history of the modern Conservative Party …

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Trudeau sharpens political attacks on Poilievre ahead of Parliament return – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting. Liberal MPs are holding three days of caucus meetings in Ottawa to plan for the return of the House of Commons, and to shore up party …

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Poilievre presents himself as PM in waiting at Conservative convention – National

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tried painting himself as a prime minister in waiting in an election-style speech to party faithful Friday, filling it with the messages he plans to take to Canadians, while throwing some red meat to his base. Poilievre’s address to the more than 2,500 supporters gathered for …

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Poilievre calls on feds to reverse Paul Bernardo prison transfer

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to use whatever tools it can to reverse a decision by the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Bernardo‘s move to a facility in Quebec was made public last week after the correctional …

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Poilievre replaces top lawyer at Conservative Party

Pierre Poilievre has replaced the Conservative Party’s top lawyer with his own pick, CBC News has learned, as he continues to shake up the party’s upper echelons.  The party’s legal counsel, Arthur Hamilton, has been replaced with Michael Wilson, a Poilievre ally and partner at the law firm Goodmans, according to sources. The …

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The Conservative heartland has a new leader in Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre walked onto the stage of Ottawa’s Shaw Conference Centre to roaring cheers on Saturday night. His win marked the end of the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership race and ushered in a new era for supporters across the country. Nearly 3,500 kilometres west of where Poilievre made his first …

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In Poilievre, Liberals face a leader who gets under his opponents’ skin

A few days before he stepped into a boxing ring with Senator Patrick Brazeau in 2012, Justin Trudeau rose in the House of Commons and asked the Conservative government about its support for young people. James Moore, the heritage minister at the time, stood to respond. “My colleague will have …

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Liberals won’t underestimate new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, minister says

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his party won’t underestimate new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre after the MP won a decisive victory in the party’s leadership election. “We don’t underestimate at all … our adversaries in politics,” LeBlanc told chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton during an interview on Rosemary Barton …

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