Time for a Poilievre road trip via politico
A four-hour drive down Highway 416 and across Highway 401 to the biggest city in the country — aka the Laurentian Expressway — is a far cry from the whistle stops on Poilievre's six-month marathon of small-town arenas and banquet halls.Poilievre loves to boast about winning a riding in a city like Ottawa where, he strongly implies, public servants are predisposed to elect Liberals.
It also ignores Stornoway, the taxpayer-funded official residence of the opposition leader, which is surrounded by lavish ambassadors' residences, in the heart of one of Canada’s wealthiest neighborhoods. But we digress.Playbook canvassed Conservatives who live in the capital and others who dwell far away. If they reached consensus, it's this: Poilievre needs to hunker down after winning the party leadership in September.
The new boss had to appoint his senior leadership, hire staff and show love to his caucus. Conservative MPs value caucus meetings. They love to be heard. They need to be heard. That's why MPs who've shared facetime with Poilievre have often shared a photo ofThere's a big but. Most of Poilievre's YouTube clips these days are from QP. He's in his happy place as an MP, having served in the Commons for much of his adult life.That's why no one should be surprised if Poilievre's team pushes him to hit the road more often.
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