“Addicted to the opposition” | Dimitri Soudas questions Pierre Poilievre’s leadership
The political analyst and former advisor to Stephen Harper accused Pierre Poilievre of “dismantling” the Conservative Party and its principles on Friday.
In an open letter published in the Globe and MailDimitri Soudas expressed his doubt about the leadership of the leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre.
Stephen Harper’s former communications director criticizes Poilievre for his statements during the recording of a podcast last Tuesday, that those responsible for the “scandals of the Trudeau era” should have received “prison sentences”.
According to Soudas, “this kind of rhetoric is not strength, it is recklessness and it shows an approach to leadership that remains rooted in resentment rather than governance,” he writes.
He accuses Pierre Poilievre of “dismantling” the Conservative Party as it was under Stephen Harper, who governed with “discipline, competence and a deep respect for the institutions of Canada,” according to him.
In a publication on X, Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, Anna Tomala, distanced the former prime minister from Mr. Soudas’ comments. “This article does not reflect the views of former Prime Minister Harper. Mr. Soudas does not speak on behalf of Mr. Harper,” she wrote.
Dimitri Soudas’s criticisms of Pierre Poilievre go back to his campaign in the last federal elections.
At a time when Canadians were hoping for “maturity” and “vision,” the leader of the Conservative Party presented himself as “a man addicted to the opposition, bogged down in partisan battles, incapable of transforming himself and refusing to rise above the instincts that have always held him back,” he writes.
However, “months later, there is no indication that he has thought, that he has adapted, or that he has grown,” he laments.
With The Globe and Mail
