A cosy encounter at an Ontario VW plant is the most recent example of the schism between the Poilievre and Ford Conservatives.
A hint of a triumphal smirk crept across Justin Trudeau’s face as he launched a partisan salvo at his fiercest rival.
The premier, a successful businessman who every day calls and texts dozens of people from all walks of life, has privately wondered why Poilievre is “so right wing” and uncompromising on issues ranging from the pandemic response to economic development.
“I long for the fiscal restraint of Kathleen Wynne,” joked one top federal Conservative official, referring to the premier Ford defeated in 2018.Poilievre’s chief of staff, Ian Todd, his deputy chief, John Sinclair, his director of media relations, Sebastian Skamski, and his most trusted adviser, Jenni Byrne, are all former Ford staffers.
“There’s some overlap between LPC and PC voters that Poilievre needs to get in order to get the same number of seats Harper got in 2011 in Ontario,” said Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.Poilievre has only tentatively put some ideas on the table for what a Conservative government under his watch would look like, seemingly following advice from Harper: focus on attacking the government, not on what you would do differently.
“I want to recognize again the partnership of Premier Ford. By working together we can deliver big things,” said Trudeau, adding, “Karen, you have your work cut out for you” to convince Poilievre to support such initiatives.
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