Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives at a press conference in Montreal, Friday, July 12, 2024.
The Liberals' strategy, borrowed from the U.S. presidential race, has provoked a response from the Conservatives. In a nutshell: You think our guy's weird? Well, yours is weirder.Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives at a press conference in Montreal on July 12, 2024. The Liberals are trying to cast him as 'weird,' a strategy borrowed from the U.S. presidential race.
Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate in U.S. presidential race against TrumpThe Canadian weird-a-thon began late last week, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on the X platform that Poilievre needs to "touch grass," or reconnect with reality, after the Conservative leader accused him of admiring communist dictatorships.
In 2022, Global News reported that Poilievre's YouTube videos were being promoted using a hidden hashtag tied to the "incel" movement — composed of people who claim to be "involuntary celibates" and often have misogynist views. Poilievre's office said he was unaware the tags existed. The "wood video" jab was a reference to an ad from the same year in which the Conservative leader used reclaimed wood beams as an analogy for reclaiming Canadian values.
The tactic is clearly inspired by a recent trend in the U.S., which began when Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota — who Harris tapped Tuesday to be her running mate — declared Republicans were "just weird" during a July TV appearance. Since then, Democrats have embraced the "weird" narrative to attack Trump and Vance, and much ink has been spilled assessing how much damage the brand will cause.
The Conservatives, likewise, have opted not to simply turn the other cheek. In a statement, Poilievre accused Trudeau of "trying to distract from the fact that he is the real weirdo with wacko policies that have left Canada broken and Canadians broke." Poilievre was kicked out of the House of Commons last April after calling Trudeau a "wacko prime minister."
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