Commentary
Pierre Poilievre is taking the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race by storm. His rallies in Western Canada have drawn thousands of excited supporters and are making headlines across the country. We never saw this sort of energy in the last two Conservative leadership races when Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole drifted relatively quietly into the top role in the party.
The Poilievre campaign is starting with incredible momentum and pundits are already wondering if he may be unbeatable, despite five months remaining in the campaign period. Clearly, the Jean Charest campaign is feeling the pressure, as Charest went as far as to imply that Poilievre should be disqualified due to his sympathetic stance toward the Freedom Convoy protests. This sign of early desperation on the part of leadership contenders is understandable. If they can’t somehow stunt the momentum of the Poilievre campaign soon, he likely will be impossible to catch up to in the race.
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