Poilievre's Leadership Review and Trump-Style Politics
Pierre Poilievre's comments on RCMP leadership being "despicable" have sparked controversy, echoing Trump-style grievance politics.
On the Northern Perspective podcast, Poilievre stated that "many of the scandals of the Trudeau era should have involved jail time", specifically referencing the former prime minister's vacation on the Aga Khan's island in 2016 and the SNC Lavalin affair in 2018.
Poilievre called the RCMP's leadership "despicable" for what he called a cover-up of Liberal misadventures.
Author's summary: Poilievre's comments risk backfiring nationally.