Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Marcel Poilievre (b. 3 June 1979) is a Canadian Conservative politician who has served as a member of Parliament since 2004 and as the leader of the party since 2022. Poilievre served as minister for democratic reform from 2013 to 2015 and minister of employment and social development in 2015Pierre Poilievre: Ottawa's new power broker to oversee Employment - Andrew Duffy - 10 February 2015 - Ottawa Citizen - Retrieved 7 February 2022New Tory employment minister brings American-style right-wing agenda to the job - Jenny Uechi - 10 February 2015 - Vancouver Observer - Retrieved 7 February 2022 in the cabinet of Stephen Harper. On 5 February 2022, he announced his bid to lead the party and succeed Erin O'Toole.Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre says he is running for prime minister - Stephanie Taylor - 5 February 2022 - Global News - Retrieved 7 February 2022 He won the leadership election with 68%Conservatives ‘moving forward united’ after Pierre Poilievre win, party president says - Karla Renić - 12 September 2022 - Global News - Retrieved 12 September 2022 on the first ballot,Pierre Poilievre’s landslide victory charts new course for Conservatives - Ian Bailey & Erin Andersen - 11 September 2022 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 12 September 2022 defeating his main opponent Jean Charest.Charest returning to the private sector after Poilievre's crushing victory - John Paul Tasker - 11 September 2022 - CBC News - Retrieved 12 September 2022Charest says Conservatives need to unify, but he's returning to private sector - 11 September 2022 - CTV News - Retrieved 12 September 2022
In 2006,Pierre Poilievre drops the glasses as part of an image revamp - John Paul Tasker - 20 July 2023 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 Poilievre apologised after making gestures and performing a mocking "pixie dance" in the House of Commons,Then And Now: Tory MP Pierre Poilievre - dcook - 12 June 2008 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 1 December 2024 after having previously sworn at members of the opposition.Hands wrung over Tory MPs' fist gestures - Bill Curry - 15 June 2006 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 1 December 2024 In 2008, Poilievre suggested that residential school survivors should prioritise having a stronger work ethic instead of government compensation,Tory MP sings different tune as Conservatives offer native apology - Sue Bailey - 11 June 2008 - Yahoo! News Canada - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 12 June 2008Tory MP apologizes for 'hurtful' remarks - 12 June 2008 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 1 December 2024 shortly before Harper delivered an official apology to survivors.Tory MP says sorry to natives for 'hurtful' remarks - 12 June 2008 - CTV News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 Poilievre subsequently apologised.Conservative MP apologizes for 'hurtful' comments on aboriginal people - 12 June 2008 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 13 November 2013 In 2017, Poilievre entered into a compliance agreement with Elections Canada after "having circumvented the prohibitions on contributions to a registered party by ineligible contributors",Commissioner of Canada Elections Enters into Compliance Agreement with Pierre Poilievre - 20 July 2017 - Canada Newswire - Retrieved 1 December 2024 and later referred to the institution as "Liberal lapdogs".Why is Pierre Poilievre going after Elections Canada? - Aaron Wherry - 19 June 2019 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 In 2022, Poilievre associated himself closely with anti-vaccine mandate protesters who blockaded Ottawa.Federal Conservatives call on anti-vaccine mandate protesters to go home - John Paul Tasker - 10 February 2022 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 10 February 2022
As a leadership candidate, Poilievre endorsed the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin over the Canadian dollar,In a pitch to cryptocurrency investors, Poilievre says he wants Canada to be 'blockchain capital of the world' - John Paul Tasker - 28 March 2022 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 13 November 2022 incorporated conspiracy theories into his campaign,The WEF conspiracy theory is in the Conservative leadership race, and Canada’s main streets - Campbell Clark - 10 May 2022 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 12 July 2022 and marched with anti-vaccine mandate activist James Topp.Poilievre leads march of convoy protesters beside man with far-right extremist ties - Rachel Gilmore - 30 June 2022 - Global News - Retrieved 1 December 2024Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube channel included hidden misogynistic tag to promote videos - Alex Boutilier - 6 October 2022 - Global News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 Since obtaining the party leadership, Poilievre has used conspiracy theories surrounding the World Economic Forum in party messaging,Poilievre's Conservative Party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories - 13 August 2023 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 14 August 2023 as well as accusing Justin Trudeau of various cover-ups.Is David Johnston in a conflict of interest? Experts say only Canadians can decide - 26 May 2023 - Radio-Canada.ca - Retrieved 1 December 2024Poilievre promises to fix Canada's ailing access to information system, but would not expand it to include Parliament - Bob Mackin - 8 February 2024 - Vancouver is Awesome - Retrieved 1 December 2024Poilievre claims Trudeau is covering up lapses at high-security lab, PM accuses rival of spewing conspiracies - Catharine Tunney - 29 February 2024 - CBC News - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 10 March 2024‘People should be afraid’: Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have been targeting experts. Is this just the beginning? - Bruce Arthur 2 July 2024 - The Toronto Star - Retrieved 1 December 2024 - Archived 4 July 2024
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Pierre Poilievre.
Year 	Name 	Appearance 	Notes
2022 -	Pierre Poilievre	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	
*Portrayer Chris Wilson was promoted to full-time cast member in 2023 thanks to his impersonation.How to watch This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 31 on CBC Gem - 26 September 2023 - CBC News - Retrieved 9 September 2024
==Links==
*Pierre Poilievre on Wikipedia
==References==
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