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Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌ p ɔː l i ˈ ɛ v / PAW-lee-EV; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022.
Apr 30, 2024 · Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was ejected from Canada's House of Commons after fiery exchanges with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mr Poilievre's removal came after he refused to...
Apr 30, 2024 · Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was ejected from Canada's House of Commons after fiery exchanges with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mr Poilievre's removal came...
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Pierre Poilievre was born in Calgary, Alberta. His mother was an unwed teenager who placed her newborn for adoption. He was adopted by two teachers, Donald and Marlene Poilievre. Pierre Poilievre later said that his adoption gave him the foundation for his conservativeviews, as it demonstrated to him that “voluntary generosity” is at the core of co...
In 2008, Poilievre earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of Calgary. While there, he became the Reform Club’s vice-president. He was also among 10 finalists who won $10,000 in the As Prime Minister essay contest. His 2,500-word entry was titled “Building Canada through Freedom.” In an argument that would echo throug...
In December 2003, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance merged to form the Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper. Shortly afterward, Poilievre won the party’s nomination in the Ottawa area riding of Nepean-Carleton. A few months later, Liberal prime minister Paul Martincalled an election for 28 June 2004. Poilie...
In a July 2013 Cabinet shuffle, Poilievre was appointed minister of state (democratic reform). In February 2014, he tabled Bill C-23, the Fair Elections Act. The opposition, scholars and editorial writers claimed it would make voting more difficult. Parliamentary wrangling and the adoption of numerous amendments ended with C-23’s passage in May. In...
On 19 October 2015, 184 Liberal candidates were elected, and the party formed a majority government led by Justin Trudeau. Poilievre’s riding was among many that were redrawn prior to the election and was renamed Carleton. He won re-election with 47 per cent of the vote, compared to 44 per cent for Liberal candidate Chris Rodgers. The years followi...
Throughout his leadership campaign, Poilievre said that he was running not for the leadership of the Conservative Party but to become prime minister, so that he could make Canadians freer. In early 2022, the so-called Freedom Convoy temporarily blocked a Canada-United States border crossing in Alberta and occupied downtown Ottawa from 29 January to...
On 13 September, Poilievre announced his nine-member team that would lead the official opposition. He said its primary job was to stop the government’s proposed tax hikes and end inflation, which he dubbed “Justinflation” in an effort to pin the blame on Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Trudeau missed the first two Question Periods of the new House s...
Poilievre met Venezuela native Anaida Galindo when she was working as a parliamentary aide. They were married in Portugal in December 2017. They have two children, Valentina and Cruz.
May 24, 2024 · OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not only an extremely persuasive young Reform party activist, but also part of the semi-secret “Khmer Bleu” caucus and a former proponent of term...
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1 day ago · Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre described Mr Stewart's win as a "shocking upset", saying locals "voted to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime".
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Sep 11, 2022 · But Poilievre's ascent to the leadership of the Conservative Party marks the arrival of 21st century populism in Canada — the Internet-fuelled, resentment-driven wave that already has flooded...
