Pierre Poilievre at the debate on the use of emergencies act at the House of Commons in Ottawa on Feb. 20, 2022. (Screenshot/Parliamentary Proceedings)
Pierre Poilievre has been elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Poilievre was first elected as an MP in 2004, and served as minister of state for democratic reform and minister of jobs and industry under the Harper government.
In an email to supporters ahead of the announcement on Sept. 10, Poilievre anticipated that his win would mean he would become the target of Liberals’ negative attack ads.
“I’m going to get punched,” he said. “Trudeau’s Liberals are going to unleash a wave of advertising attacking me, trying to scare Canadians before I can punch back.”
More to come
