Pierre Poilievre (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)

Pierre Poilievre was a Canadian politician of the 21st century. While seeking the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, Poilievre declared his intention to run for Prime Minister. He had a notable disdain for both the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationPoilievre visits the desk! - 6 October 2022 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 and Justin Trudeau.Pierre Poilievre debuts a new look! - 22 Minutes - 21 September 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 He was at one point picked by US President Donald Trump to serve as his running mate.Trump announces his new running mate... Pierre Poilievre! - 22 Minutes - 14 March 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024
== Personality ==
=== Relationship with Justin Trudeau ===
While he shared much in common with Trudeau,Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre discover if love truly is blind... - 22 Minutes - 28 February 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024A makeover worked for Pierre… so it’ll work for Justin! - 22 Minutes - 2 April 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 their relationship was acrimonious,Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre hit the gym! - 22 Minutes - 22 September 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 to the point of threatening physical violence.Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre take it outside! - 22 Minutes - 29 September 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024
=== Relationships with others ===
Poilievre held extreme disdain for other human beings, especially women,Don't Call Me PeePee! - 22 Minutes - 2 November 2022 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024Pierre Pressure - 22 Minutes - 19 January 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 children,Pierre Poilievre is great with human children! - 22 Minutes - 11 October 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024Pierre Poilievre is... certainly puzzling! - 22 Minutes - 7 February 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 and LGBTQ individuals.Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre hit the gym! - 22 Minutes - 22 September 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024Get Pierre Poilievre's new Christmas album today! - 22 Minutes - 6 December 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024Pierre Poilievre attempts to recapture the narrative... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes - 22 Minutes - 5 February 2025 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 February 2025 King Charles III considered him an "angry little fellow",Being Justin Trudeau? Not fit for King Charles! - 22 Minutes - 28 March 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024 and he was quick to anger when things did not go his way immediately.The origin of the Conservatives' new chart-topping catchphrase! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes - 22 Minutes - 26 September 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 8 October 2024
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Poilievre was played by Canadian comedian Chris Wilson.Chris Wilson - IMDB - Retrieved 9 September 2024 Wilson had been unfamiliar with politics when writer Jordan Foisy asked him to perform the character. He would later draw influence from Eugene Levy's vocal patterns for his impression.Can 22 Minutes’ Chris Wilson keep riding Canada’s love-hate relationship with Pierre Poilievre (and that Trudeau guy too) up the property ladder? - J. Kelly Nestruck - 5 January 2024 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 9 September 2024 Wilson joined the cast of the series full time for Season 31 in 2023, because of his impressions of both Justin Trudeau and Poilievre.How to watch This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 31 on CBC Gem - 26 September 2023 - CBC News - Retrieved 9 September 2024
=== Trivia ===
* Wilson's impression was sufficient to fool multiple supporters of the actual Pierre Poilievre.Pierre Poilievre axes the tax with... Pierre Poilievre?! - 22 Minutes - 2 November 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024Will the real Pierre please stand up? Comedian dupes rally-goers into thinking he's Pierre Poilievre - 22 November 2023 - Daily Hive Canada - Retrieved 9 September 2024 While attempting to interview Poilievre in character, Wilson was escorted off-premises by security.Brown-John: Humour, or lack thereof, says lots about politicians - Lloyd Brown-John - 29 March 2024 - The Windsor Star - Retrieved 9 September 2024 Dan Dillabough was also escorted away from Poilievre while trying to interview him.Never meet your heroes... or Pierre Poilievre! - 22 Minutes - 20 March 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024
* Poilievre had previously appeared on the show in an interview segment.Pierre Poilievre takes the term pie chart to the next level | 22 Minutes - 22 Minutes - 5 October 2017 - YouTube - Retrieved 9 September 2024
==Appearances==
*This Hour Has 22 Minutes
== See also ==
* Jean Chrétien
* Stephen Harper
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