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Ben Woodfinden: This is what Pierre Poilievre looks like in real life

On Joe Rogan appearance, the Conservative leader accomplished exactly what he needed to

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Pierre Poilievre sat down with Joe Rogan this week in Austin, Texas, and for two hours made the case for Canada to millions of Americans who otherwise spend very little time thinking about us. The interview, recorded as part of a broader U.S. trip that included meetings with Governor Greg Abbott, energy executives in Houston, and a keynote speech in New York, was the capstone of substantive direct advocacy for Canadian interests across states and to governors and officials who care about different things that matter to Canada, from energy to auto policy.

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Some pundits will inevitably attack this. Poilievre could sneeze and these people would find a way to compare him to Trump. Many of the same commentators who just last week were insisting Poilievre needs to be building ties and making inroads in America will find reasons to object to the venue, the host, or both. That’s predictable. But if the goal is what they say it is, Poilievre has spent days doing precisely that: meeting with governors, business leaders, and officials, making the case for Canadian industry, trade, and workers. And then he capped it off by sitting down for the world’s largest podcast and presenting that case directly to an audience of over ten million.

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