It can seem like Maxime Bernier’s been in the news a lot lately. There was the Elections Canada warning last week that paid advertisements about climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity because Bernier is a skeptic. And then there were the controversial billboard ads featuring a photo Bernier with the slogan “Say NO to mass immigration” popping up across the country.

On Sunday, he officially launched his party’s campaign in his own riding of Beauce, Quebec. But with the People's Party of Canada (PPC) polling nationally at around 4 percent — how much should we be talking about Maxime Bernier?

Host Tamara Khandaker connects with Global’s Rachel Browne, a politics reporter based in Ottawa. They discuss where the PPC stands currently, who their supporters are, and what’s next for Maxime Bernier.

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