At first glance, Monday's federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter.
But the Liberals recruited a well-known former Ontario cabinet minister as their candidate for Mississauga-Lakeshore, and Poilievre has been scarcely visible as parties test their ground game a year after the last general election. "When you look at the riding map, the Conservatives have maxed out in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. They could win maybe a handful more in Atlantic provinces, maybe two, three more in Quebec, maybe two, three more in B.C.," he said.
Brian Gallant, 53, a Conservative voter, said he doesn't know much about Chhinzer but will vote for him nonetheless.Charles Sousa, Ontario's finance minister under former premier Kathleen Wynne, lost his seat in the 2018 provincial election that saw the Liberals fall from the governing party to one without official status in the legislature.
"Nothing's gonna change in Ottawa, regardless of the outcome of this election. So who do you want to fight for you and be there for you? I'm getting a lot of positive feedback."
Major upset for peepee if con loses. Byelections serve more importance if a party, in this case the Consevatives, have elected a new leader who promotes for months a populist narrative.