If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had asked me whether he should go on Joe Rogan’s podcast in the United States this week, I would have told him, “No.”
I would have been wrong.
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Carney and Poilievre find rare common ground on the global stage
They may be bitter rivals in the House of Commons, but outside the chamber, recent events may have led to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney forging a bond.
In recent interviews, Poilievre has said he is communicating regularly with Carney to present a united front while travelling abroad.
“Even on my visit [to the United States], I’m sending him text messages to tell him what’s going on, to try and support his work … we both want what’s best for Canada,” Poilievre told American podcaster Joe Rogan this week.
That’s no fun.
Pierre Poilievre earns the respect of Canadians for keeping it ‘classy’ on Joe Rogan podcast
Pierre Poilievre made his debut on the Joe Rogan Experience this week and earned the respect of many Canadians for keeping it “classy.”
The interview with Rogan dropped Thursday afternoon and included some heavy-hitting topics such as the Trump administration tariffs, as well as the 51st state jibes, Canada’s oil sands, Canada’s parliamentary system and Poilievre’s role within it. The JRE, as it’s known, boasts an audience of of almost 21 million subscribers and 11 million downloads per episode, according to Edison Research.
He should’ve smoked dope with Rogan.
“So why did you lose?” Joe Rogan seems baffled that Canadians had anything bad to say about Pierre Poilievre based on how sensible and effective his policies would be. pic.twitter.com/VuW3Yupgvj
— Jasmin Laine (@JasminLaine_) March 19, 2026
Joe Rogan Experience #2470 – Pierre Poilievre
7 key takeaways from Poilievre’s Joe Rogan interview
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for a more than two-hour-long interview on The Joe Rogan Experience this week.
Rogan’s show ranks near or at the top of podcast charts on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts — with over 20 million subscribers on YouTube alone.
More … Pierre Poilievre was on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Here are the big takeaways
Mark Carney Liberals continue to outpace struggling Tories in polls
OTTAWA — As Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre spends the week garnering support for Canada south of the border, his Conservatives continue to lose ground against the Mark Carney Liberals.
In new poll numbers published Monday by Liaison Strategies, the Mark Carney Liberals now maintain a 14 percentage point lead over the Conservatives — commanding 45% support among those polled.
Poilievre’s call for better economic ties with U.S. is out of step with Canadians
HALIFAX—Whatever you may think about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s chances of becoming prime minister—the proverbial snowball in hell comes to mind—he keeps trying to find a way to stay in the game against Mark Carney.
It is no easy task. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s lead over Poilievre in the polls keeps growing, recently hitting 13 points. If that spread were to hold in an election, it would be a debacle for the Conservatives.
Rumours persist that more Conservative MPs may be planning to join the handful of former colleagues who’ve already defected to the Liberals.
Some Canadians find it perfectly in step … and that number will only increase as more awaken to the rape of Canada by Carney and his Brookfield pals.
Poilievre announces auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
WINDSOR – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a new auto plan aiming to secure tariff-free access to the U.S. market.
The plan would harmonize tailpipe emissions reductions with the U.S., and align Canada with the United States on Chinese tariffs in a move meant to give Canada leverage in trade talks.
Poilievre would also implement a rule where for each car produced in Canada, the same manufacturer would be able to sell a U.S. or Mexico-made car in Canada duty-free.
LIVE: A new tariff-free 🇨🇦🇺🇸 auto pact // EN DIRECT : Un nouveau Pacte de l’automobile 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 sans tarifs https://t.co/yGhrcZSYo0
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) March 15, 2026
Poilievre says his plan is ‘the only hope’ for Canada’s auto industry
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s planning to pitch a “realistic proposal” to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend.
He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles.
He told reporters his plan, which he intends to roll out on Sunday, is “literally the only hope of keeping our auto sector in Canada.”
Floor-crossings are part of a Canadian tradition – and fair play in our politics
Much is being made of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s successful efforts to poach MPs from both the Conservative and New Democratic parties in an effort to convert his minority Liberal government into a majority.
But these MPs’ parliamentary perambulations are small potatoes compared to events in the early 2000s. Floor-crossings in those years helped determine the future of the conservative movement, the fate of a Liberal government and Canada’s foreign policy. Herewith, a brief history lesson on that era – the golden age of crossing the floor.
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How rare is it for a prime minister to attract 4 floor-crossers in 4 months?
Floor-crossing has always been a feature of Canadian politics dating back to the first Parliament — and seeing four opposition MPs jump ship to join the government in a matter of months is rare but not unprecedented.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has only been in office for a year and is ranking near the top in terms of prime ministers who have had opposition MPs join his caucus during a parliamentary session.
John A. Macdonald, Robert Borden and Jean Chrétien attracted a swath of MPs to their respective governments — though all in vastly different circumstances.
LILLEY: What does Mark Carney’s majority mean for Pierre Poilievre’s future?
It looks like Pierre Poilievre is going to be stuck with the worst damn job in all of Canada for a while longer.
Between Lori Idlout’s decision to defect from the NDP to the Liberals and Mark Carney’s team sure to win at least two if not all byelections next month, the Prime Minister will get his majority and Poilievre will stay as opposition leader.
Carney’s Liberals behaved shadily and may get rewarded with a majority. It’s not all downside for Poilievre
By luring now-former NDP Lori Idlout across the floor to join the Liberal caucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney has brought his Liberals up to 170. With three byelections pending, two of which are in reliably safe Liberal seats and the third a Liberal-Bloc tossup, the Liberals seem set to achieve a bare minimum majority in the near future, almost a year after falling just short of that mark in last year’s election. And possibly even exceed it by a single seat, freeing the speaker from those awkward tie-breaking votes.
This chart shows how rare it is for floor-crossers to survive the next election
The path across the aisle is often a precarious one for members of Parliament and few who switch parties make it through the next election.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government has brought in four opposition MPs, making a majority government within reach.
Liberals are elated while Poilievre accuses Carney of ‘backroom deals’ after NDP defection
Smiling broadly, Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed MP Lori Idlout to the Liberal caucus on Wednesday after convincing yet another opposition member to defect to the governing party — a political coup that brings him one step closer to a majority government.
Speaking briefly to reporters on Parliament Hill with Idlout by his side, Carney said the former New Democrat is “one of the greatest constituency MPs” who has ably represented Nunavut, a riding he noted is as big as Mexico but has a small fraction of the people.
He said Idlout is “very down to earth,” and together they will work on projects “large and small in Nunavut.”
Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne — races the Liberals will want to win to secure a thin majority government.
The byelections will be held on April 13, according to a news release posted on the prime minister’s website Sunday morning.
The Libs may lose the Quebec riding, Toronto will vote stupid as is their culture.