Populist Pierre Polievre to lead Canada's conservatives bid to remove PM Justin Trudeau

Veteran parliamentarian Pierre Polievre won the internal elections of the Canadian Conservative Party and will lead the party's bid to oust the liberals and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the government.

Pierre had supported the truckers' agitation against Trudeau's Vaccine Policy and is a known critic of the fiscal measures the Central Bank Of Canada took for economic recovery from the Covid effect.

Populist Pierre wins the leadership battle.

The 43-year–old Pierre Poilievre won the internal leadership election of the Conservative Party with a majority of 68% of the vote in the first round of ranked-choice voting. More than 400,000 members of the party participated in the poll. Populist Pierre is the sixth conservative leader since 2015.


He campaigned on reducing the State's role in people's lives and scaling back government spending and taxes that he blames for the rise in inflation.

During his campaign, Poilievre criticized fiscal policies of Trudeau and blamed the central bank governor for failing to control soaring inflation.

In the party’s internal poll, Pierre got the better of his four competitors, including a former Quebec premier.

In the party’s internal poll, Pierre got the better of his four competitors, including a former Quebec premier.

The journey begins tonight to Put You First.

Populist Pierre started aggressively in his maiden speech after winning the leadership round by criticizing Trudeau's government and highlighting the various anti-people measures taken in the past several years. The Trudeau government, he believes, delivers less to the citizens and takes more. The task of replacing the old, ineffective government has already begun today; Pierre re-affirmed his supporters.

Populist Pierre: An experienced campaigner

Poilievre became a parliamentarian very young when he was only 25. He was part of the government earlier and has served in various capacities. Pierre has handled the portfolios of Democratic Reform and Employment and Social Development as Minister. He left when Trudeau took over in 2015. Poilievre strongly supported truckers' protest against Trudeau's Covid vaccine policy (for truckers).

He (Poilievre) is also a critic of the central bank of Canada’s policies on pandemic bond buying and believes that prices went up as a result. He has spoken in favour of bitcoins to fight against inflation.

FAQS

Who is Canada’s head of State?
As a commonwealth country of the erstwhile British empire, the new monarch is Canada; s formal head of State.

Which part of Canada is Populist Pierre’s stronghold?
The new Conservative leader Pierre is very well known in Ottawa.