Canadian PM Candidate Pierre Poilievre Smacks Down Left-wing Journalist

Pierre Poilievre casually smacks down a left wing journalist while casually munching on an apple.

Canadian Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre went viral this week in clip of him batting away accusations from a local journalist about him being a "populist" and using the "Trump" playbook, all while enjoying an apple.

The exchange happened between Poilievre and Times Chronicle Editor Don Urquhart as the conservative leader traveled to an orchard in Penticton, British Columbia last Wednesday.

While interviewing him, Urquhart confronted the conservative leader on people’s impressions that he’s a "populist" who plays on people’s emotions much like former President Donald Trump did in the United States.

Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. Poilievre has served as a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004.

Poilievre was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at the University of Calgary, earning a Bachelor of Arts in international relations. He then worked for Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day. Poilievre was first elected to the House of Commons following the 2004 federal election; he at first represented the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean—Carleton and then represented the re-established riding of Carleton. After holding various parliamentary secretary posts from 2006 to 2013 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Poilievre served as Harper's minister for democratic reform from 2013 to 2015 and as his minister of employment and social development in 2015. From 2017 to 2022, Poilievre served as the shadow minister for finance and briefly as the shadow minister for jobs and industry. He ran for leader of the Conservative Party in its 2022 leadership election, winning on the first ballot. Poilievre has described himself as a libertarian-minded member of his party.