Canada's Conservatives reeling from Trump's impact
TORONTO — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is still attracting crowds to his rallies, but supporters and allies are having doubts about his once buoyant campaign to become Canada’s next prime minister.
With just over three weeks until Election Day, the Conservative Party is faltering in the polls and struggling to find campaign volunteers in some districts — with a few candidates pleading for votes from friends and relatives.
“We really need you,” Lionel Loganathan, an MP candidate for a seat north of Toronto, told supporters. “Find your nephews, find your nieces, find your kids, send them to help us.”
Even a member of Poilievre’s inner circle, incumbent MP Melissa Lantsman, admits the outlook has darkened. “This election is going to be won on the ground, and it’s going to be close in a lot of places,” she said at a recent campaign event.
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