Tasha Kheiriddin: Of course we want Canadians to be patriotic, our armed forces tough, and bad people off our streets. But there are many ways to say those things. Poilievre used the same phrases pronounced by Trump and his MAGA acolytes.
And Canadians have noticed. Forty-one per cent of voters say Poilievre is “a lot like Donald Trump.” Among non-Conservatives, it’s 52 per cent; among “accessible Conservatives”, thirty-one per cent, and among the party’s base, 21 per cent.
Poilievre cannot have it both ways on Trump. It is not just a political, but a moral failure. He needs to pick a lane and stand up for Canada. Until he does that, voters will give him a pass…