August 13, 2024
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#95 How Poilievre Will Win YOUR Vote
Pierre Poilievre isn’t just on the campaign trail, he’s pounding the pavement. And by jove, he’s following it all the way to the top of the polls relying on several rhyming promises.
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Sam Konnert
Producer/Host
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Karyn Pugliese
Editor-in-Chief

Nanos polling has the Conservatives at 41 per cent nationally, with the Liberals dragging at 25, and the NDP at 17 per cent. It also has Poilievre as the preferred choice as PM by 14 percentage points.

How do you approach an upcoming election when you’re so clearly ahead? Who’s he meeting with? Where is he focusing his energy? 

This week, host Mattea Roach welcomes Fred Deleroy, Host of iPolitics’ On Background podcast and former National Campaign Manager for the Conservatives, Stuart Benson, a reporter with The Hill Times and Tyler Meredith, the lead author of the 2019 and 2021 winning election platforms of the Liberal Party. 

Host:  Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guests: Fred DeLorey, Stuart Benson, Tyler Meredith

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