The Conservative Party of Canada could potentially cause a tidal wave, if we are to believe the voting intentions which place it well ahead according to numerous consecutive polls. However, this trend does not seem to be confirmed in Quebec. Indeed, Quebecers remain skeptical about the charm of Pierre Poilievre, as well as his strategy and his proposals.
Despite a rise in the polls, he is still positioned in third place in voting intentions in Quebec, behind the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois. This situation is far from what we observe in other provinces.
How to explain this resistance? Is this an incompatibility with the new leader’s way of doing things? Is this a reaction to the fact that he refuses to adapt his strategy to Quebec, unlike his predecessors? Or is it simply a fierce desire to win the elections without taking Quebec into account? It’s hard to say.
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What is certain is that the Quebec conservative caucus is very discreet, even absent, in the media landscape. Aside from Pierre Paul Hus, the Quebec lieutenant who supported Pierre Poilievre during the leadership race, the other members of the caucus are rare. The challenge perhaps lies in visibility, and to remedy this, Pierre Poilievre must attract new strong personalities who fully assume their positions, in order to carry his voice and his vision. A personality immediately comes to mind: Eric Duhaime.
It is undeniable that the Conservative Party of Quebec faces difficulties, both internal and external. These difficulties are not so much due to poor performance by its leader, but rather to a lack of consensus between activists, which makes management and positioning extremely complex.
We can therefore conclude, without being too mistaken, that Eric Duhaime has a more promising political future than his current party. However, he needs a new political vehicle, and the federal Conservatives may well be that vehicle. It is a convergence of interests, positions and ideologies. The stars seem to be aligning for a political turning point that could radically change the situation for the Conservatives, both at the federal and provincial levels.