Pierre Poilievre

A Political Life

When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada’s Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country’s elites and “gatekeepers” as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and spiralling inflation, Poilievre was telling ordinary Canadians he was on their side. As the adopted son of two Alberta teachers, Poilievre knows the middle class. But he’s also the embodiment of a career politician, having spent nearly his entire adult life in politics.

Contributors

Andrew Lawton

Andrew Lawtonis a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He previously hosted a daily talk show on Global News Radio. He has published written work across the world, including in the Washington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Sun, and on Global News. He is the bestselling author of The Freedom Convoy.

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In this introduction, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s political journey from a University of Calgary student to Canada’s leading conservative figure.
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In this chapter, Lawton traces the early life of Pierre Poilievre, from his 1979 birth and adoption in Calgary through his politically formative teenage years in the 1980s and 1990s.
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In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s entry into Canadian politics between 1996 and 2000.
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In this chapter, Lawton follows Pierre Poilievre’s summer internship in Jason Kenney’s Calgary office in 1999 and the broader United Alternative merger that produced the Canadian Alliance.
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In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s 1995 entry into a Magna International essay contest, where he proposed smaller government and parliamentary reforms rooted in fiscal …
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s early political career in the early 2000s, focusing on the rivalry between the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative party.
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In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s 2004 campaign for the Nepean-Carleton riding in Ottawa’s southern suburbs, set against the December 2003 merger of the Canadian …
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s 2004 entry into the House of Commons as the twenty-five-year-old "Baby of the House," the youngest member of Parliament.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s early years as a member of Parliament, beginning with the 2006 federal election that brought Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to …
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In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s rise in Stephen Harper’s government following the 2008 federal election, when he was appointed parliamentary secretary to the prime …
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s rise from a 2011 re-election in Nepean–Carleton to his cabinet posts under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s political recovery from the 2015 Conservative defeat through 2021.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s rise within the Conservative Party during the 2021 federal election and the Freedom Convoy of early 2022.
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In this chapter, Lawton examiens Pierre Poilievre’s 2022 campaign to lead the Conservative Party of Canada after the rapid ousting of Erin O’Toole.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines the 2022 Canadian Conservative Party leadership contest, following Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive campaign through debates, policy announcements, and a …
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s ascension to the Progressive Conservative leadership on September 10, 2022, and the early challenges that followed.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s 2023 image overhaul in Canada, from discarding his glasses to the viral apple bite at an Okanagan orchard.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines how Pierre Poilievre navigates the tensions between competing factions within the Conservative Party of Canada during 2023 and into 2024.
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In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s 2023 convention speech in Quebec City and his strategic use of personal storytelling.
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This "chapter" is a bibliography.
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