Poilievre’s Lifelong Obsession With Tax Cuts Is No Use Again

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Poilievre’s Lifelong Obsession With Tax Cuts Is No Use Against Trump

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By Alex Cosh - February 18, 2025 - The Maple

EXCERPT: "POILIEVRE and MAGA Of The North?

Perhaps the biggest challenge for Poilievre in the face of Trump’s threats is trying to convince certain voters that he is not Trump’s northern bedfellow.

Since launching his campaign for Conservative Party leader in 2022, Poilievre has faced accusations that he is pursuing an agenda akin to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” clarion call.

That perceived association, with Trump’s outright threats to annex Canada mounting by the day, now appears to be a major liability — one that the struggling Liberals have tried to make hay from for months.

Poilievre’s brushes with the MAGA orbit are not hard to miss. He sprang into action as a party leadership contender marching with members of the “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for the better part of a month in early 2022 — and which received support from Trump. . . . . :

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