Conservative Party

Only six months after polls first showed the Conservative Party within reach of a majority, new data is now suggesting that they may be on track to capture one of the largest majorities in Canadian history.

Numbers published on Sunday by Abacus Data show 43 per cent of committed voters supporting the Conservatives, against just 24 per cent still intending to vote Liberal.

In a write-up by Abacus CEO David Coletto, the 19-point showing was “tied for the largest national lead we’ve ever measured for the Conservatives.”

h/t DS

SURREY, B.C. — Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people convicted of extortion.

The opposition leader says extortion-related crime has skyrocketed with police in multiple provinces dealing with organized crime threats against businesses.

Poilievre’s remarks were delivered in a commercial centre in Surrey, B.C., where police say shots were fired at a business in November.

He should arrest Trudeau first thing.

In a much-remarked-on recent column — “The case for Trump — by someone who wants him to lose” — Bret Stephens of The New York Times gave U.S. Democrats a wake-up call: “You can’t defeat an opponent if you refuse to understand what makes him formidable.” Let me provide the same wake-up call to Canadian Liberals about Pierre Poilievre — with the important difference that I want Poilievre to win.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a campaign-style speech Sunday to rally his MPs ahead of Parliament’s return on Monday, vowing that the Official Opposition will push for lower taxes and spending, a boost in the supply of housing and tougher penalties for criminals.

Mr. Poilievre made the comments Sunday in a public speech to his caucus of MPs, who then met privately for several hours to discuss strategy.

OTTAWA — A prominent conservative commentator wants to run as a Conservative MP in the next federal election, adding to the names being bandied about for who might govern alongside Pierre Poilievre if he wins.

The party currently holds 117 seats, and would need to win at least 172 to form a majority government. Who could fill out those spots is a question coming up more and more often in political conversations as polls suggest the Conservatives are on the road to power.

Pierre Poilievre is the first conservative leader in the modern age to effectively deal with the national mainstream media on his own terms—unapologetically, and unassuming that they intend to be fair with you.

There is no denying that Poilievre has bested Trudeau’s greatest election asset.