Pierre Poilievre won with an anti-establishment pitch, appealing to voters irked by inflation and Covid-19 restrictions
OTTAWA—Canada’s Conservative Party picked as its new leader a politician who backedearlier this year against pandemic restrictions and vaccine mandates, hoping his populist appeal with disaffected voters will be enough to unseat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Mr. Poilievre has frequently attacked the country’s establishment class and their appointed “gatekeepers,” who he claims thwart entrepreneurship, stifle free speech and violate individual liberties. He also has appealed to younger voters, particularly those who can’t afford a home and are forced to rent or still live with their parents.
did—in attracting people who traditionally weren’t politically engaged, are distrustful of institutions and believe they are falling behind economically. Conservatives are banking that his appeal to financially struggling blue-collar Canadians can return the party to power in the next election. Mr. Poilievre said as prime minister, he would try to remove Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem from his post, claiming the central banker bears much responsibility for elevated inflation. A Bank of Canada spokesman declined to comment.
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