Poilievre has been in Parliament since 2004 and Conservative leader since 2022. But he’s no Peggy Sawyer in “42nd Street”: “You’re going out a youngster but you’re coming back a star!” Steve Burgess on the Opposition’s x-factor — or lack thereof. Steve is The Tyee's in-house political spin doctor. Published Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/28/Poilievre-Cool-Factor-Climbing/

Please Advise! Is Poilievre’s Cool Factor Climbing

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