Episode #54: Pierre Poilievre breaks the bank and Elizabeth May wants back in
Episode #54: Pierre Poilievre breaks the bank and Elizabeth May wants back in
Aaron Wherry joins me to discuss the latest in two federal leadership contests
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It’s a tale of two leadership races.
The Conservatives look likely to settle on Pierre Poilievre as their next leader based on newly-published fundraising figures. While he’s been around the party for his entire adult life, he will nevertheless take the Conservatives in a new direction — and apparently fill the party coffers in the process.
The Greens, on the other hand, might just head in reverse. After resigning as leader of the party in 2019, Elizabeth May is considering a return to the party’s top job as it searches for a replacement for Annamie Paul. But is Elizabeth May what the Greens, who are stagnant in the polls and struggling to raise money, really need to take them forward?
Joining me on The Writ Podcast this week to discuss these two leadership races is the CBC’s Aaron Wherry.
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Episode #54: Pierre Poilievre breaks the bank and Elizabeth May wants back in
A better idea than a $50,000.00 fine, after all Poilievre just took in 5 million so it isn't going to hurt him is "show up or you are out of the race".
I think Alex Tyrell was right when he said Elizabeth May was consolidating her power in the Green Party. She interfered in the last leadership race. She sent out this ridiculous letter that said, basically, "I can't endorse anyone, but Annamie Paul is a dear friend of mine...." It was a non-endorsement endorsement. I'm fairly certain it's the only reason Paul won. After all, she had some pretty disagreeable characteristics. I ranked her last. But May's endorsement meant something to a lot of Greens, so they voted her in and she was a disaster. But May hasn't recognized that she made a mistake in interfering. Instead, she's going to attempt to completely take over again. I can only hope she's not re-elected as leader. If she is, I think it will sound the party's death knell. We will slide into total irrelevancy.