ICYMI: Poilievre vs. Charest — a Conservative leadership race where sparks could fly
And yet, Carleton, Ont., MP Pierre Poilievre and former Quebec Premier Jean Charest are similar in more ways than one. Both are excellent debaters in both official languages. Both have great political instincts that led them to get elected at a very young age. And both might be running against each other in hopes of becoming one day prime minister of Canada.
Charest has not yet confirmed he will be running for leader of the Conservative Party even though sources say he remains “very interested” and has started to garner support. Earlier this week, four MPs and one Senator Leclerc said it might be “a bit more difficult” for Charest’s team to attack Poilievre on his positions.
Power thinks Charest would “present as a serious leader to a significant mass of people” to the general electorate “seeking an alternative to the madness of Liberal excessive spending and excessive taxation, the war on energy producing provinces, policy overreach, weakness on the global stage.”