Pierre Poilievre
Canadian politician
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| 2025 | Continued serving as Leader of the Official Opposition, maintaining his leadership role in the Conservative Party of Canada. |
| September 10 2025 | Poilievre proposed ending the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, while emphasizing that international students and foreign workers are 'great people'. |
| September 9 2025 | Poilievre stated he does not blame immigrants or temporary foreign workers for immigration issues, but criticizes government policies. |
| August 18 2025 | Won the by-election in Battle River—Crowfoot, Alberta, after the resignation of Conservative MP Damien Kurek. |
| August 18 2025 | Wins the Battle River—Crowfoot by-election after losing his Carleton seat in the federal election, becoming an MP again. |
| July 14 2025 | In an Ottawa interview, Poilievre states that Canada needs 'more people leaving than coming' and has struggled to integrate newcomers. |
| June 30 2025 | Governor General Mary Simon issues the writ for the Battle River—Crowfoot by-election, setting the election date for August 18, 2025. |
| 2025 | Poilievre and his family were permitted by Andrew Scheer to continue living at the Stornoway residence despite no longer being the Leader of the Opposition. |
| June 2025 | Poilievre claimed the border was 'wide open', facilitating illegal migration, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. |
| June 10 2025 | During a House of Commons press conference, Poilievre calls for 'severe limits on population growth' and criticizes open border policies. |
| May 15 2025 | Election result published in the Canada Gazette, initiating the process for Damien Kurek's seat resignation to allow Poilievre to run in the Battle River—Crowfoot by-election. |
| May 15 2025 | Election result published in the Canada Gazette, triggering the legal process for potential by-election in Poilievre's riding |
| 2025 | During the Canadian election, a report by Robert Fife suggested CSIS believed agents affiliated with the government of India assisted Poilievre's 2022 leadership bid through fundraising and organizing support. |
| April 28 2025 | Pierre Poilievre contested the federal election in the Carleton riding, promising to reduce the lowest income tax bracket and invoke the notwithstanding clause. |
| April 28 2025 | Conservative MP Damien Kurek announced his intention to resign to allow Poilievre to run in a succeeding by-election in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding. |
| April 28 2025 | Due to losing his seat, Poilievre became ineligible to continue as Leader of the Official Opposition, necessitating an interim leader for the 45th Canadian Parliament. |
| April 28 2025 | Federal election held, where Poilievre lost his seat to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy |
| April 28 2025 | Federal election date called by Governor General Mary Simon, with Poilievre campaigning on a platform that includes invoking the notwithstanding clause to potentially restore judges' discretion in sentencing for multiple murders. |
| 2025 | Globe and Mail reported CSIS believed agents affiliated with the Indian government assisted Poilievre's 2022 leadership bid through fundraising and organizing support. |
| March 23 2025 | Mark Carney visited Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve parliament and call a federal election for April 28, ahead of the required October election date. |
| March 23 2025 | Poilievre pledged to invoke Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (notwithstanding clause) to overturn R v Bissonnette and restore judges' discretion on consecutive parole ineligibility periods for multiple murders. |
| March 23 2025 | Poilievre entered the federal election campaign, trailing Mark Carney's Liberal Party in opinion polls and proposing key policy platforms including reducing the lowest income tax bracket from 15% to 12.75%. |
| March 2025 | With the election of Mark Carney as Liberal leader, the Conservative Party's polling lead diminishes completely. |
| January 2025 | Commented on gender recognition, stating he is only aware of two genders while advocating for a government that 'minds its own damn business'. |
| January 2025 | Conservative polling lead begins to decrease following Justin Trudeau's resignation. |
| 2024 | Poilievre criticized the Liberal Party's immigration policies, labeling them as 'radical and out of control,' and condemned Prime Minister Trudeau's government for having 'destroyed our immigration system.' |
| December 16 2024 | The Conservatives won another former Liberal seat in Cloverdale—Langley City, further solidifying their position under Pierre Poilievre's leadership. |
| December 5 2024 | Continued opposition to the federal government's second Order in Council restricting firearms models |
| October 2024 | Poilievre proposed introducing stricter border control and background screening to prevent individuals with criminal or terrorism convictions from entering Canada. |
| October 2024 | Poilievre announced that under a Conservative government, he would introduce stricter border control and background screening measures to prevent entry of foreign citizens with criminal and terrorism convictions. |
| October 2024 | In October 2024, Poilievre accused Prime Minister Trudeau of lying about foreign interference risks and demanded the release of names of Conservative MPs at risk. |
| August 2024 | Poilievre indicated that before Trudeau's premiership, Canada upheld a multi-generational consensus on immigration, maintaining levels that the housing market and healthcare system could absorb. |
| June 2024 | In Quebec, Poilievre stated his intention to significantly reduce the number of asylum seekers and temporary residents if he became Prime Minister, linking immigration levels to housing supply. |
| June 24 2024 | The Conservatives, under Pierre Poilievre's leadership, won the previously Liberal-held riding of Toronto—St. Paul's in a federal by-election. This victory was significant as it marked the first time Poilievre led the party to win a riding previously held by another party, gaining national attention since the Liberal Party had held it since 1993. |
| June 12 2024 | Poilievre demanded public release of names of MPs potentially involved in foreign interference after the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians released a report on election interference. |
| June 12 2024 | Poilievre demanded public release of names mentioned in the National Security and Intelligence Committee report on foreign interference in Canadian elections, maintaining his resistance to obtaining a security clearance. |
| June 12 2024 | On June 12, 2024, Poilievre demanded the public release of names of MPs involved in foreign interference after a report detailed foreign influence in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. |
| April 30 2024 | On April 30, 2024, Poilievre was ejected from the House of Commons after calling Prime Minister Trudeau a 'wacko prime minister' during a critique of Trudeau's drug policy. |
| March 2024 | During a speech at a synagogue in March 2024, Poilievre advocated for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and declared his intention to stand up for Israel's right to defend itself. |
| March 2024 | In March 2024, Pierre Poilievre claimed that his government would 'defund antisemitism' and promised to ban the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as part of his response to the Israel–Hamas conflict. |
| February 2024 | Affirmed support for decisions regarding transgender legislation and puberty blockers for minors under 18. |
| February 2024 | Affirmed support for decisions around transgender legislation and stated that 'female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males'. |
| February 2024 | When questioned about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's transgender legislation, Poilievre affirmed his support for the decision regarding minors under 18 using puberty blockers for medical gender transition. |
| February 2024 | Pierre Poilievre and his caucus voted in favor of Bill C-58, which banned the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in most federally regulated workplaces. |
| January 2024 | Poilievre argued that the removal of visa requirements for Mexico had led to an increase in immigration fraud and abuses of the asylum process. |
| 2023 | Called for a public registry for agents of foreign regimes interfering in Canadian elections following Canadian Security Intelligence Service documents reported by the Globe and Mail. |
| 2023 | In 2023, Pierre Poilievre labeled the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as the 'biased propaganda arm of the Liberal Party' and proposed significant cuts to its funding. |
| 2023 | In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poilievre pledged that a government led by him would support Ukraine by increasing the number of Ukrainian refugees, supplying more weapons, and aiding Europe with Canada's energy resources. |
| 2023 | Since mid-2023, under Poilievre's leadership, the Conservative Party has held a substantial lead in opinion polling for the upcoming 2025 federal election. |
| 2023 | Following reports of Chinese election interference, Pierre Poilievre called for a public registry for agents of foreign regimes that interfere in Canada's elections. |
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