Poilievre pitches Tories as best choice to stand up to Trump as Singh heads to B.C.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brushed off suggestions of campaign turmoil today as he pitched his party as the best choice to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.

As the second week of the federal election campaign begins, another round of U.S. tariffs expected on Wednesday threatens to overtake the political conversation here.

And Poilievre is still facing questions about growing concerns in Conservative circles over his messaging and polls that now show him trailing Mark Carney’s Liberals.

Poilievre visited a plastics factory in the Toronto suburb of North York today, where he promised to allow investors to defer capital gains tax if they reinvest those earnings

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