In 2022, Poilievre, 45, was elected head of his party on a platform of tax cuts, inflation control, and individual liberty.
Additionally, he publicly backed the Freedom Convoy truckers who were demonstrating against COVID requirements, whose blockade paralysed many cities.
The prospect of a 25% tariff on Canadian products if the nation does not safeguard its shared border against illicit narcotics and migrants will force the next prime minister to negotiate with President-elect Donald Trump.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned only hours before she was scheduled to present her yearly budget, citing this “grave challenge” in her letter of resignation.
She had said that Trudeau had told her that he no longer wanted her to serve as the chief economic advisor to his administration.
