Pierre Poilievre
- Born
- June 3, 1979 — Calgary, Alberta
- Education
- BA International Relations, University of Calgary (2008)
- Career
- Worked for Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day; founder of 3D Contact Inc.
- Political Experience
- MP for Nepean—Carleton (2004-April 2025); Minister for Democratic Reform (2013-2015); Minister of Employment and Social Development (2015); Leader of the Conservative Party (2022-present); MP for Battle River—Crowfoot (August 2025-present)
- Notable
- Adopted as a baby; known as "Skippy" early in his political career; known as the Conservative Party's "attack dog".
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Pierre Poilievre co-founded a communications and political consulting company called 3D Contact Inc. As a Member of Parliament, his public ethics disclosures have listed assets including rental income from a property he co-owns in Ottawa. His disclosures have also included investments in various publicly traded securities and exchange-traded funds held within registered retirement savings plans. His wife, Anaida Poilievre, is the sole owner of a numbered company that provides communications and staffing services. She has previously worked as a political staffer on Parliament Hill.
Key Relationships & Connections
Pierre Poilievre served as a cabinet minister under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is considered a key political mentor. He held roles such as Minister of State for Democratic Reform and later Minister of Employment and Social Development in Harper's government. Jenni Byrne, a veteran Conservative strategist, is a senior advisor and has been a key figure in his leadership campaign and his role as Leader of the Opposition. His wife, Anaida Poilievre, is also a close advisor and a prominent public figure in her own right, often appearing with him at political events.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
In 2022, questions were raised about potential conflicts of interest regarding Pierre Poilievre's personal investments in cryptocurrency-related funds. At the time, he was publicly promoting cryptocurrencies as a way for Canadians to "opt-out of inflation." The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner was asked to look into the matter. According to reports, the Ethics Commissioner reviewed the situation but decided not to launch a formal inquiry. The commissioner's view was reportedly that since the investment was in a publicly traded instrument and Poilievre's advocacy was on a broad policy issue, it did not breach conflict of interest rules for Members of Parliament.
Public Controversies
As Minister for Democratic Reform in 2014, Poilievre introduced the Fair Elections Act, which generated significant controversy. Critics, including the Chief Electoral Officer at the time, argued that the bill's measures, such as eliminating the use of the voter information card for identification, could make it harder for some people to vote and that it unfairly limited the investigative powers of Elections Canada. The government defended the bill as a way to combat voter fraud. Throughout his career, Poilievre has been involved in numerous controversies over his public statements and confrontational political style. In 2008, he apologized for comments made on a radio show where he questioned whether Indigenous people had a strong work ethic, in the context of financial compensation for residential school survivors. He has also faced criticism for using highly partisan language and for his interactions with participants of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa.
Where Pierre falls on key policy spectrums
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Damien Kurek won with 53,684 votes (82.8%)
Total votes cast: 64,807
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Mr. Speaker, politicians do not build homes. Carpenters, electricians and plumbers build homes. What one does is have the policies that get out of the way so they can do that. If the member wants some stats, when I was minister, there were 200,000 homes built in one year. The average cost was $450,000. The average rent was $950. Today, it is nearly double that on both counts. Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, for over a century and a half, Canadians took for granted that when people came here from around the world, they left their problems behind. Foreign wars stayed on the other side of the pond, but after a decade of Liberal immigration, Liberal borders, Liberal catch-and-release crime and Liberal terror laws, those problems are coming here. Harassment, intimidation, guns for hire,
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Liberals already had a revolution. The Liberal government doubled housing costs. To solve the problem, the Liberalpicked the former mayor of Vancouver, who made that city the most expensive housing market in the world. Since promising to double homebuilding, the Prime Minister has delivered a 6% reduction in construction, and his own housing agency expects it will
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, instead of being accountable for Liberal inflation and the Liberal recession, theis now making his 12th announcement on housing. This comes after he led us to a 6% reduction in homebuilding, and his own housing agency expects that it will fall another 18%. Finally, the Prime Minister has given us the biggest increases in costs in housing anywhere in the G7. Prime
Mr. Speaker, at least the Liberals listened for once. I explained to them that houses are built by plumbers, electricians and carpenters, and the members stood up and said that the building trades build homes. Prime Minister We know who builds homes, but do we know who blocks homes? The Liberals block homes. They have been blocking homes so badly for so long that now we have the most expensive
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I will be careful about the fact that thecannot defend the cost of living, which is skyrocketing, or the Liberal recession, which is the only one in the entire G20. Instead of offering illusions and making excuses, he should take accountability. Will he stand up in the House of Commons and tell everyone when life will become more affordable and when the Liberal
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, my question was for the, who missed his 100th question period to avoid defending his record on the cost of living, the Liberal recession, the doubling of the deficit—
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, as thiswraps up his third session, I am asking people a question. Are groceries, gas, and mortgage payments any cheaper? Are the streets any safer? Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Prime Minister has doubled the deficit. The cost of gas, groceries, and mortgage payments are nearing an all-time high. Instead of more illusions, promises and excuses,
Minister of Finance Mr. Speaker, that is not just an illusion; that is a hallucination. The government's own statistical agency says the economy is shrinking. It shrunk this quarter, and it shrunk the quarter before that. In fact, it shrunk three out of the last four quarters. We cannot be the second-fastest growing when we are shrinking, as themight appreciate and relate to. Prime Minister My
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Liberalcannot defend his disastrous record. It is the same path and journey with him every single time. He takes on a big, fancy job, then he causes disastrous costs for people and then he moves on before he can be held accountable. He caused the worst inflation in the G7 as the governor of the Bank of England, along with a housing crisis. He was Justin Trudeau's
Mr. Speaker, the government is at war with its own statistical agencies. It is incredible. The CMHC, the Liberals' housing agency, says construction is down by 6%. Their housing agency says it will drop another 18%. Prime Minister Instead of another photo op, another announcement or another dazzling speech, will thego over to the CMHC and find out how he is pulling back on homebuilding by
Mr. Speaker, I forgive the member for getting his numbers wrong. He cannot count numbers bigger than the number of fingers on his hands. The reality is that politicians do not build homes. When I was housing minister— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Pierre Poilievre: Mr. Speaker, no, they do not. Politicians do not build homes. Carpenters— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, do people know why thecannot stand to answer a question in the House of Commons? It is because he has been wrong about every single economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong to push bigger and broader carbon taxes. He was wrong to say that we should keep half our oil in the ground. He was wrong to say that COVID would lead to deflation or dropping prices. He was
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I will tell the member what we are for. We are for an affordable Canada, a Canada with growing paycheques and safer streets, which is the exact opposite of what thehas delivered. This is his record: Count them; there have been five consecutive quarters of declining investment. In three of the last four quarters, the economy has declined. In fact, the GDP of Canada
Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Prime Minister Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberalpromised he would increase it. He has delivered five consecutive quarters of declining investment. This is the
Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the constituents of Battle River—Crowfoot in communities like Amisk, Hardisty, Hughenden, Czar, Metiskow and Lougheed and the MDs of Wainwright, Provost and Flagstaff, who have all raised significant concerns about problems with cellphone coverage and data service, adding to already limited connectivity in rural communities. Residents are deeply concerned that
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, as theends his third session, I ask this question: Are our groceries, gas and mortgage payments more affordable than they were a year ago, and are our streets safer or more riddled with crime? Prime Minister Aside from his endless announcements, excuses and promises, thehas doubled the deficit and increased housing costs. Homebuilding is actually down. Gas, groceries