Pierre Poilievre
Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition
government
Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party and leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. First elected in 2004, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Battle River—Crowfoot since August 2025, and previously represented Carleton until his defeat in April 2025.
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Sep 28, 2026
Far Left
The Conservative leader continues his cross-country axe-the-carbon-tax rallies and is riding high in polling on affordability.
He is the central antagonist for NDP and Green voters, someone who would gut climate policy and who offers no real relief for working people beyond slogans.
Sep 28, 2026
Far Right
As Conservative leader, he faces a shrinking lead if Carney takes over the Liberals, according to a new poll.
People's Party supporters are skeptical of Poilievre's commitment to real spending cuts and border security, seeing him as another big-tent politician who may not deliver on populist promises.
Sep 26, 2026
Far Right
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is not directly in today's articles but is the main opposition figure to Prime Minister Carney.
PPC supporters are skeptical of Poilievre, seeing him as a career politician who talks a good game but has not committed to the deep spending cuts and immigration moratorium that PPC advocates.
Sep 26, 2026
Far Left
Conservative leader whose party is the main beneficiary of any Liberal stumble on labour and the economy.
The left sees Poilievre as a Harper-era retread whose anti-union instincts align with Bill C-39, making the Liberal-Conservative convergence a key attack line.
Sep 25, 2026
Far Right
Poilievre led the Conservatives to a disappointing election loss and faces internal criticism for failing to defeat the Liberals.
PPC backers criticize Poilievre for being too politically correct on immigration and not offering a real alternative to the Liberals' open-border policies.
Sep 24, 2026
Lean Right
John Ivison reported that Conservatives are torn between being pro-union and pro-development on Bill C-39.
Conservatives are watching their leader navigate a policy box where the Liberals are using union issues to split the Conservative coalition, and Poilievre must hold both blue-collar workers and energy developers together.
Sep 24, 2026
Far Left
Conservative leader is attacking the Liberals over the capital gains tax flip-flop while promising to cut taxes and scrap carbon pricing.
NDP and Green voters view Poilievre as a dangerous right-wing populist who would gut climate action and social programs to fund tax cuts for the rich.
Sep 24, 2026
Far Right
The Conservative leader's polling lead is threatened by a Carney-led Liberal party, according to a new Leger survey.
PPC supporters see Poilievre as a career politician who talks tough on freedom but voted for vaccine mandates and has no plan to cut mass immigration or equalization.
Sep 23, 2026
Center
Conservative Leader Poilievre is under pressure to respond to the Liberal economic bill and the Belleville shooting.
Centre views Poilievre as needing to balance fiscal conservatism with public safety messaging as he seeks to broaden his appeal.
Sep 23, 2026
Lean Left
Poilievre's Conservatives are positioning against the Liberal major projects bill as a power grab that sidesteps environmental review.
Liberals frame Poilievre as an opportunistic critic who offers no alternative, and they are eager to paint his opposition as pro-red-tape and anti-growth.