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The Poilievre Campaign — March-April 2025
photos for The Canadian Press
On January 6, 2025, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would resign as Liberal leader and Prime Minister of Canada by March 24th, once a new party leader was elected. Mark Carney was elected leader of the Liberal Party and ultimately won the federal election on April 28th.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, was also in the running. He became known as a more secretive candidate and did not allow press to travel with him on his campaign bus.
In a time of economic uncertainty and anti-incumbency, Mr. Poilievre was polling as the likely winner. Then Prime Minister Mark Carney became Liberal leader and everything changed.
This is a brief look at Mr. Poilievre's attempts on the campaign trail to make gains in the Greater Toronto Area, in his quest for the job of Prime Minister of Canada.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre makes a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre makes a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025, the day before the federal election.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
People arrive at a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre make a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre make a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025, the day before the federal election.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre make a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre make a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025, the day before the federal election.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre makes a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre makes a campaign stop in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025, the day before the federal election.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Bumper stickers are pictured on a car parked outside a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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![Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons at Zoomer Media in Toronto on Monday, April 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons at Zoomer Media in Toronto on Monday, April 21, 2025.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
A woman films a video at a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Tim Hortons cup lay in the trash outside a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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![Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons at Zoomer Media in Toronto on Monday, April 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre arrive at a campaign event with the Canadian Association of Retired Persons at Zoomer Media in Toronto on Monday, April 21, 2025.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
People cheer at a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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![Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a rally in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
People browse merch at a rally for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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Supporters wait to hear Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speak at a press conference in Woodbridge, Ont., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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![Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference in Woodbridge, Ont., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor]()
Pierre Poilievre Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference in Woodbridge, Ont., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Six days later, he lost the election.
