Canada’s Top Conservative, Long a MAGA Favorite, Flees From Trump as Polls Tighten

Pierre Poilievre is distancing himself from the president’s calls to levy tariffs and make Canada America’s 51st state.

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Canada's Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, speaks at a 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa, Canada. Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images

Canada’s top conservative candidate for prime minister was seemingly cruising along to what looked like a sure victory in next month’s general election, but all that has been shot down by President Trump’s campaign against America’s neighbor to the north.

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party in Canada, had been steadily ahead in many polls — often by double digits — but a new survey shows the Liberals closing the huge gap in recent weeks.

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