ANALYSIS | Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things

ANALYSIS | Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things

Pierre Poilievre is an ideological conservative who believes there is an inherent value in lower taxes and lower public spending. The campaign platform he tabled on Tuesday broadly hews to those principles. But at least some of the debate now will involve the Conservative Party's math.

Liberal leader Mark Carney spent his 31st day of campaigning in Quebec, with stops in Quebec City, Trois-Rivières and Laval.

iPolitics AM: Poilievre to outline cost of Conservative campaign pledges as Carney makes the rounds in Quebec

What’s happening on and off the campaign trail today, plus the news you need to start your day.

The Homestretch: Mr. Poilievre Gets a Temperament Transplant - Policy Magazine

A kinder, gentler, Carney-ish Pierre Poilievre?/CPAC screencap By Lisa Van Dusen April 21, 2025 Back in mid-February, more than a month before the federal election was called and just as Mark Carney was beginning to close the longstanding polling gap between Liberals and Conservatives, I filed a column on how elections are defined by two things: context and contrast. It’s a theme worth revisiting one week from Election Day. In the case of this c…