More specifically, who pulls them and who does not. Pierre Poilievre would be in the first category, as the longtime Ottawa MP stands firm in front of mass groups of people at rallies across the country.
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“The kind of draw that people have to make is unprecedented,” said Connor Hollingshead, president of the Conservative campus club at Simon Fraser University, who says he does not support anyone. Poilievre recently spoke to students in Vancouver at an event co-hosted by Conservatives at the University of British Columbia. Later that Thursday, he spoke to a crowd that the campaign said had grown to more than 1,000. The story goes on under the ad Staying up late to smile for photos and greet those waiting in long lines to meet him was also a common occurrence at events _ as was the sale of subscriptions. 1:37 CPC Leadership Race: Poilievre Faces Harder Than Expected Competition CPC Leadership Race: Poilievre Faces Harder Than Expected Competition – March 26, 2022 Enrolling new members and then monitoring the work to make sure they fill out their ballots correctly and post everything on time is the goal of successful leadership campaigns. As of Saturday, candidates are less than two months away from registering before the June 3 deadline. Among the buzz created around Poilievre, who was the first to participate in the competition, is who attends his events. Not only conservative believers flock, but also those who do not usually attend political events, including those under the age of 40. The story goes on under the ad READ MORE: The Ontario MPP was fired by the Ford parliamentary group after a letter claiming that “lockdowns are more deadly than COVID” “The Poilievre movement has taken off across the country and is just the beginning,” Senator Leo Housakos, co-chair of his campaign, wrote on Twitter. Hollingshead says he saw some of them first hand. About 150 people, most of them students, came to the campus event. He said that was the largest crowd they had seen in the last five years, when reality star Kevin O’Leary ran for the party’s top spot in 2017. “They are definitely a different race of politicians,” Hollingshead told Poilievre. “It speaks to many of the frustrations that young people have in this country.” One of its main messages is to shout the price of a house. In Vancouver, Poilievre also promised to support freedom of speech at universities, at one point joking that a sudden loud sound was coming from censors to catch him. Trending Stories
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When he promised to compensate the CBC – a popular Conservative rally – the crowd cheered. He also succeeded in giving speeches with references to historical figures such as Winston Churchill and John Diefenbaker. The story goes on under the ad For UBC graduate student Avril Lee, it’s not just what Poilievre says, but how he says it. “My mom is on Instagram and we both follow Pierre? and we easily watch his videos every day. Sometimes they are funny, sometimes they are serious. “His messages are very clear and simple.” Conservative longtime general Melanie Paradis, who remains neutral in the fight, says Poilievre’s crowds are impressive, comparing them to the support seen around Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford.
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The key will be to turn it into subscriptions, he says. But Paradis warned that photos of the room do not always show the full picture of what is happening in a campaign. “Andrew Scheer won the leadership of 2017 in the basements of churches. “No one took photos of their rallies,” he said on Friday. “When you do not see people outside and around, it is not indicative that nothing is happening. “It ‘s probably like a duck: it’ s smooth and calm on the surface, but they kick their feet as fast as they can underwater.” One candidate who maintains a lower public profile and is known for his fuss in Tory circles is Brabton Mayor Patrick Brown, who was recently added to the official list of candidates after submitting his first $ 50,000 payout and meeting other thresholds. from the party. The story goes on under the ad 2:43 The race for the leadership of the Federal Conservatives begins to warm up – March 8, 2022 “Patrick has attended almost 200 events in the last three weeks and is excited about the number of subscriptions sold,” campaign spokesman Jeff Silverstein said on Friday. Michelle Coates Mather, a spokeswoman for Jean Charest’s campaign, says the former Quebec prime minister has 1,500 volunteers, 400 organizers and is approaching $ 1 million to raise money for the campaign. “Our constant obsession with the state of our Twitter campaign simply confirms that some of our opponents are afraid of our momentum,” he wrote in an email to the Canadian press, referring to how some have compared the size of his crowd to that of Poilievre. . . “At the end of the day the tweets are just tweets, the photos of the crowd are just photos, the sales of the members are what count.” Paradis says members like to choose the winners and photos from full rooms can be a motivator for supporters and volunteers. The story goes on under the ad Leslyn Lewis, who finished third in the party leadership race in 2020 and is popular in the party’s social conservative wing, recently announced she had raised the $ 300,000 needed to be on the ballot. She also took to the streets, campaigning in communities in the Meadows and more recently in Calgary and Red Der, Alta, sometimes attracting hundreds and selling subscriptions to her events. “We have a large presence at Leslyn events and it encourages us to see such high commitment in all campaigns,” campaign manager Steve Outhouse wrote in an email. “Having a lot of strong candidates bringing in new members is very good for our party’s luck in the next elections.” Candidates will appear face-to-face for what is likely to be their first time on May 5 at a leadership discussion hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network for the opening of its annual convention in Ottawa. Poilievre, Lewis and Charest have confirmed they will leave, as have MP Marc Dalton and Ontario Independent MP Roman Baber. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 9, 2022 – Stephanie Taylor in Ottawa and Brenna Owen in Vancouver © 2022 The Canadian Press
