Pierre Poilievre has been drawing sizable crowds as he makes promises that include turning Canada into ‘the freest nation on Earth’
The crowds turning out for rallies held by Pierre Poilievre as he seeks the federal Conservative leadership are not crucial to winning the race, say rival camps, who insist there are less flashy ways to gather the support required for victory.
The candidates seeking to replace Erin O’Toole as Conservative leader have until June 3 to build a pool of supporters who could tilt the race in their favour. The new leader will be announced on Sept. 10. After Vancouver, Mr. Poilievre has events scheduled in Prince George, Kelowna, Vernon and Langley. He will then make a stop in Calgary on April. 12.
“You can sell out Scotiabank Arena but if you don’t sell memberships it will not help win the nomination. There has to be a conversion from people who are interested in the candidate to buying memberships,” he said in an interview.Mr. Poilievre’s campaign declined comment on the impact of the crowds on the race.
Steve Outhouse, campaign manager for Ms. Lewis, said in a statement that the campaign has been having “great attendance” at Ms. Lewis’s events, but is also encouraged to see high engagement across campaigns because that bodes well for Conservative fortunes in the next election.
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