Who is Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Conservative leader? | Elections News

Ottawa, Canada – For months, Pierre Poilievre had been riding high.

He had successfully tapped into public anxiety over an affordability crisis in Canada, his attacks against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had found a receptive audience, and his Conservative Party enjoyed a huge lead in the polls.

But then Trudeau announced he was stepping down. The governing Liberal Party named a new leader. And Canadian politics shifted course, faced with threats of tariffs and annexation from United…