Pierre Poilievre
Canadian politician
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| 2025 | Globe and Mail reported CSIS believed agents affiliated with the Indian government assisted Poilievre's 2022 leadership bid through fundraising and organizing support. |
| March 2025 | With the election of Mark Carney as Liberal leader, the Conservative Party's polling lead diminishes completely. |
| January 2025 | Commented on gender recognition, stating he is only aware of two genders while advocating for a government that 'minds its own damn business'. |
| January 2025 | Conservative polling lead begins to decrease following Justin Trudeau's resignation. |
| 2024 | Poilievre criticized the Liberal Party's immigration policies, labeling them as 'radical and out of control,' and condemned Prime Minister Trudeau's government for having 'destroyed our immigration system.' |
| December 16 2024 | The Conservatives won another former Liberal seat in Cloverdale—Langley City, further solidifying their position under Pierre Poilievre's leadership. |
| December 5 2024 | Continued opposition to the federal government's second Order in Council restricting firearms models |
| October 2024 | Poilievre proposed introducing stricter border control and background screening to prevent individuals with criminal or terrorism convictions from entering Canada. |
| October 2024 | Poilievre announced that under a Conservative government, he would introduce stricter border control and background screening measures to prevent entry of foreign citizens with criminal and terrorism convictions. |
| October 2024 | In October 2024, Poilievre accused Prime Minister Trudeau of lying about foreign interference risks and demanded the release of names of Conservative MPs at risk. |
| August 2024 | Poilievre indicated that before Trudeau's premiership, Canada upheld a multi-generational consensus on immigration, maintaining levels that the housing market and healthcare system could absorb. |
| June 2024 | In Quebec, Poilievre stated his intention to significantly reduce the number of asylum seekers and temporary residents if he became Prime Minister, linking immigration levels to housing supply. |
| June 24 2024 | The Conservatives, under Pierre Poilievre's leadership, won the previously Liberal-held riding of Toronto—St. Paul's in a federal by-election. This victory was significant as it marked the first time Poilievre led the party to win a riding previously held by another party, gaining national attention since the Liberal Party had held it since 1993. |
| June 12 2024 | Poilievre demanded public release of names of MPs potentially involved in foreign interference after the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians released a report on election interference. |
| June 12 2024 | Poilievre demanded public release of names mentioned in the National Security and Intelligence Committee report on foreign interference in Canadian elections, maintaining his resistance to obtaining a security clearance. |
| June 12 2024 | On June 12, 2024, Poilievre demanded the public release of names of MPs involved in foreign interference after a report detailed foreign influence in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. |
| April 30 2024 | On April 30, 2024, Poilievre was ejected from the House of Commons after calling Prime Minister Trudeau a 'wacko prime minister' during a critique of Trudeau's drug policy. |
| March 2024 | During a speech at a synagogue in March 2024, Poilievre advocated for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and declared his intention to stand up for Israel's right to defend itself. |
| March 2024 | In March 2024, Pierre Poilievre claimed that his government would 'defund antisemitism' and promised to ban the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as part of his response to the Israel–Hamas conflict. |
| February 2024 | Affirmed support for decisions regarding transgender legislation and puberty blockers for minors under 18. |
| February 2024 | Affirmed support for decisions around transgender legislation and stated that 'female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males'. |
| February 2024 | When questioned about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's transgender legislation, Poilievre affirmed his support for the decision regarding minors under 18 using puberty blockers for medical gender transition. |
| February 2024 | Pierre Poilievre and his caucus voted in favor of Bill C-58, which banned the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in most federally regulated workplaces. |
| January 2024 | Poilievre argued that the removal of visa requirements for Mexico had led to an increase in immigration fraud and abuses of the asylum process. |
| 2023 | Called for a public registry for agents of foreign regimes interfering in Canadian elections following Canadian Security Intelligence Service documents reported by the Globe and Mail. |
| 2023 | In 2023, Pierre Poilievre labeled the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as the 'biased propaganda arm of the Liberal Party' and proposed significant cuts to its funding. |
| 2023 | In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poilievre pledged that a government led by him would support Ukraine by increasing the number of Ukrainian refugees, supplying more weapons, and aiding Europe with Canada's energy resources. |
| 2023 | Since mid-2023, under Poilievre's leadership, the Conservative Party has held a substantial lead in opinion polling for the upcoming 2025 federal election. |
| 2023 | Following reports of Chinese election interference, Pierre Poilievre called for a public registry for agents of foreign regimes that interfere in Canada's elections. |
| 2023 | Poilievre condemned Hamas during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, stating that Israel has the right to defend itself, and criticized a genocide case against Israel by South Africa. |
| 2023 | Poilievre called for the closure of irregular border crossing points and sought to amend the 'Safe Third Country Agreement' to eliminate loopholes allowing illegal migration. |
| November 2023 | In November 2023, Poilievre and the Conservative caucus voted against a bill that updated a free trade agreement with Ukraine, citing concerns over carbon tax implications. |
| October 20 2023 | On October 20, 2023, Pierre Poilievre issued an emailed statement encouraging Albertans to remain in the Canada Pension Plan amidst ongoing debates about leaving it. He attributed the division over the CPP to Justin Trudeau's actions against the Alberta economy. |
| September 2023 | In September 2023, Poilievre introduced Bill C-356, titled the Building Homes Not Bureaucracy Act, aimed at increasing homebuilding. |
| September 2023 | Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Trudeau for his support of LGBTQ+ Canadians, particularly in the context of anti-gender movement protests, accusing him of demonizing parents. |
| September 2023 | In September 2023, a video surfaced on social media showing Pierre Poilievre going door-knocking in suburban neighborhoods as part of his campaign for the next election. During this campaign effort, he agreed with a woman that both Justin Trudeau and his father, Pierre Trudeau, had 'put [Canada] down', describing them both as 'Marxists'. |
| September 22 2023 | Poilievre called the controversial invitation and standing ovation of Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian Canadian who fought in the SS Division Galicia, the 'biggest single diplomatic embarrassment' in Canadian history. |
| June 2023 | Poilievre joined protesters in support of students facing deportation who were scammed into moving to Canada on fake university admission letters. |
| June 2023 | Poilievre joined protesters alongside NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in support of students facing deportation due to being scammed with fake university admission letters. |
| June 27 2023 | On June 27, 2023, Pierre Poilievre responded to a reporter's question by criticizing Prime Minister Trudeau for commenting on New Brunswick's Policy 713 regarding LGBT students, stating that it was a 'provincial policy' and asserting that 'The prime minister has no business in decisions that should rest with provinces and parents.' |
| June 24 2023 | Conservatives win the Toronto—St. Paul's federal by-election, marking the first time under Poilievre's leadership that the party won a riding previously held by another party, breaking the Liberal Party's 31-year hold on the seat. |
| June 19 2023 | On June 19, 2023, Poilievre and his caucus voted in support of the Liberal government's legislation for long-term funding to a Canada-wide early learning and child-care system. |
| January 2023 | In January 2023, Poilievre called for a parliamentary investigation into the Liberal government's relationship with McKinsey & Company, following a significant increase in federal contract values. |
| 2022 | Poilievre described himself as pro-immigration and proposed policies to speed up immigration processing, including negotiating provincial licensing agreements, providing study loans for new immigrants, and establishing direct flights to Amritsar, India. |
| 2022 | Proposed selling 15% of government's 37,000 under-utilized buildings to be converted into affordable housing. |
| 2022 | Voted against Bill C-31, which introduced a one-time $500 affordability allowance for low-income renters, citing concerns about inflation. |
| 2022 | Proposed a federal housing policy requiring big cities to increase new home construction by 15% annually, with financial incentives and penalties tied to housing development targets. |
| 2022 | Pierre Poilievre described himself as pro-immigration and put forward policies to speed up immigration processing times for family reunifications, refugee safety, and job filling in Canada. |
| 2022 | After the death of Elizabeth II, Michaëlle Jean remarked that the Queen dismissed Poilievre's petition for her dismissal due to her belief that she could not intervene in Canadian affairs. |
| November 2022 | In November 2022, Poilievre and the Conservatives proposed a motion to audit federal COVID-19 spending, which passed, leading to an audit that revealed significant overpayments. |
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