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Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 23 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Jamie Ellerton, a Conservative strategist who worked for past leader Erin O'Toole, said Poilievre is likely to hang on to the leadership at this point — although a possible Liberal majority call could complicate things.

"I think he has rock-solid support among the party membership," Ellerton said in an interview.

Other Conservatives say Poilievre's future is to be determined, given the Liberals will live to see another day and victory slipped through his hands.

"This is a big loss to a tired government that's been in power for 10 years," one senior Conservative source who worked for Poilievre in the past told CBC News.

"The guy couldn't do what needed to be done. He utterly refused to acknowledge that the ballot box question had changed to the bitter end," the source said, referring to the U.S. trade war.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 18 hours ago

Uncertain future? This grifter motherfucker, who attacks the « establishment » has a full parliamentary pension for life. If anything, he has a future that’s very much more certain than anyone else. He could retire and be in peace for the rest of his life.

He’s done nothing as a MP, ran one of the most terrible campaigns ever (slogans and hate) and these are the consequences he gets.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

yeah.. I wouldn't consider CPC as an option while he's around.
The way he acts during the interview he had while eating an apple reminds me of a landlord talking to a commoner in films.
He doesn't look like he can take any input from anyone and can't change his mind, even if the evidence is overwhelming.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

A reasonable person might assume PP losing his riding might be a sign that people think a demagogue mini-Trump who blames everything he dislikes on "wokeness" is a very unserious person who isn't fit to lead a party, but the Conservative Party seems to be very lacking in reasonable people...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Don't know why he did t run on Alberta would have won for sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

I dunno, his name sounds pretty French. We don't take too kindly to that sorta thing out here.

Nah, just joking. We only look at the party next to the name. That's all the research necessary when voting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

That's exactly why they like him.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Dump the chump.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

drop the flop.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Axe the ass

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Chuck the schmuck

[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago

He has a lucrative paper route career he can fall back on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe Telus will hire him back. It's literally the only thing on his resume.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

I thought it was Paperboy, student (did not finish), politics (got remote degree while working).

When was Telus? While at UC?

That sure was a shiny new MGMT building back then, and engineers loved to prank the suits.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago

Who?