The funny thing is: In a normal world, where journalists actually had space to ask a variety of questions and pose follow-ups, I probably would've asked about his plan for the port. I actually *do* think that we should be engaging more on those kinds of policy issues. But it's the rationing of these media opportunities that pushes us to …
The funny thing is: In a normal world, where journalists actually had space to ask a variety of questions and pose follow-ups, I probably would've asked about his plan for the port. I actually *do* think that we should be engaging more on those kinds of policy issues. But it's the rationing of these media opportunities that pushes us to hone in on the issues that really get the meat of his political project — like this.
My gut tells me that people really hate this shit. I know from having a lot of conversations with friends and strangers that people are really receptive to Poilievre's messages around housing. But they're really turned off by him doing this conspiracy karaoke. I think it's hard to build a long-term political project based on a huge number of people who hate the character you're playing.
The funny thing is: In a normal world, where journalists actually had space to ask a variety of questions and pose follow-ups, I probably would've asked about his plan for the port. I actually *do* think that we should be engaging more on those kinds of policy issues. But it's the rationing of these media opportunities that pushes us to hone in on the issues that really get the meat of his political project — like this.
My gut tells me that people really hate this shit. I know from having a lot of conversations with friends and strangers that people are really receptive to Poilievre's messages around housing. But they're really turned off by him doing this conspiracy karaoke. I think it's hard to build a long-term political project based on a huge number of people who hate the character you're playing.