Who will write the history of Pierre Poilievre’s loss?

Pierre Poilievre's transformation of his party into a vehicle for the global far-right was a big story at the heart of this election.

By the time the writ dropped in March 2025 , the Conservative Party of Canada was a completely different outfit than it had been in 2021 .

The lessons he takes from this election will shape the future of political discourse in this country.

Canada laid down first electoral bulwark against far-right's international advance since Trump ’s victory in November .

One Canadian election, admittedly, won’t reshape the course of world history, but it is, at the very least, a nudge in the right direction.

The ripple effects of that failure are spreading in two directions: outward across the global village, and inward through Canada 's body politic.

Reality-based politics and messaging were rewarded. Whether the Conservative Party of Canada reaches the same conclusion is an entirely different question. During the campaign, Poilievre liked to insult the Liberals by saying that doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. He might feel differently now. Perhaps, the final lesson should come from the guy who won the election. From the outset, Carney had a line he uses to describe his approach to Trump ’s tariffs; it now applies to his Opposition party’s big decision..