Conservative content creator Mario Zelaya and Juno News co-founder Keean Bexte join Harrison Faulkner to discuss the quiet campaign unfolding behind-the-scenes in the conservative movement to undermine and unseat Pierre Poilievre as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
They also question the narrative delivered in last week's Ratio'd panel by former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney that conservative influencers are too pro-American and that some are "MAGA North".
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The Conservatives as a party are facing an up hill battle. They are still significantly behind in the polls and Mark Carney has solidified his leadership of Canada with a majority government, unearned at the polls but formed with the help of Conservative floor-crossers.
With US-Canada relations dominating Canadian politics and with Ontario Premier Doug Ford playing hard ball with the United States administration over tariffs, Pierre Poilievre is facing growing criticism from the media for not being strong enough on U.S. tariffs.
But is criticism of Canada's approach to the trade dispute being unfairly framed as anti-Canadian? And are internal battles within the conservative movement distracting from the fight to defeat the Liberals?
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