Josie Sabatino: Poilievre expands message playbook as party preps for Parliament return

August 13, 2025

Poilievre and his front-bench leadership team have spent the barbecue circuit testing a slew of messages in legacy media and alternative platforms, focused on electric vehicle (EV) mandates, immigration levels, tariffs, and the Canada-United States relationship, while also signalling that a broader vision for Canadian sovereignty that would “legalize pipelines and major projects…