“Canada has never been more dark and divided,” he wrote at the time, with Poilievre’s Conservatives in a 22-point lead. On Wednesday, his website referred to a “major and straight-line decline” in the Conservative advantage in the last month.

It has to hit hard. We have to be very pinpoint and surgical,” said Poilievre, who has drawn comparisons to President Trump.

If the Liberal leadership race is causing a stampede of voters to give up on Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, it’s not showing up in the polls. The latest Leger poll for Postmedia shows Poilievre’s Conservatives well ahead with 43% voter support compared to 25% for the Liberals and 16% for the NDP.

Poll also finds top issues include the rising cost of living and housing, health care, the economy and climate change.

One of the candidates running for leadership of the federal Liberal Party is making a visit to the Quinte region. Karina Gould spoke on CJBQ’s Lorne Brooker Show on Wednesday morning. During her interview she talked about why she’s running for the head of the party.

Like an untended lawn that’s become encased in unpleasant brush, the Canadian public service is overgrown. It needs a lot more than a couple of passes with a lawnmower — it needs a chainsaw, and only Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has the guts to wield it.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland is calling on the Liberal Party to hold four debates between now and March 9, when registered members will choose the next prime minister.

To begin, you have Canada’s very own tiny Conservative firebrand and self-proclaimed maestro of rhyme Pierre "Axe the Tax" Poilievre who has refused to support a Liberal tax break calling it a "gimmick.

Liam Olsen, who has led the Young Liberals of Canada since 2023, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed he took young people and their issues seriously, from appointing himself to be the minister of youth and establishing youth councils, to prioritize fighting climate change and ending interest on federal student loans.

Poilievre: He’s entitled, a self-serving global elitist. He has been at the summit of the World Economic Forum agenda for the last 25 years and he’s been able to push his radical policies that destroy the working class while enriching the billionaire elite.

The next leader of the Liberal government will be just like Justin Trudeau and the questions that Canadians are asking is how high will the carbon tax go?’

Thursday was the deadline for those looking to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to file their candidacy, seeing seven hopefuls officially throw their hat in the Liberal leadership race.