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There has been a significant increase in the number of Canadians who are familiar with Mr. Poilievre. Compared to July, there’s a 7-point increase in those who say they know him well, equivalent to about 2.1 million Canadian adults. This increase in familiarity is consistent across different regions and age groups,

For months he has been pointing out what he sees as their overlapping values during visits to mosques, at community celebrations, with businesses and in conversations with ethnic media outlets.

It’s part of an effort to grow the party’s presence, particularly in larger cities that are home to many racialized Canadians whose support for the Conservatives plummeted during the final months of Stephen Harper’s government and his divisive 2015 campaign.

Poilievre has also fine-tuned his message to appeal to growing concerns from some parents, echoed by several prominent Muslim organizations, about what their children are learning about LGBTQ+ issues in schools.

Wab Kinew, who is to become Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier, spoke to young Indigenous people and those from all backgrounds in his victory speech Tuesday after the NDP won a majority in the Manitoba election.

“I was given a second chance in life,“ Kinew said to a cheering crowd. “And I would like to think that I have made good on that opportunity. And you can do the same.“

With the Liberal Party hemmorhaging support in national public opinion polls, the 158-member national Liberal caucus is heading this week to London, Ont., a key battleground in the next federal election, for their summer retreat to plot strategy for fall sitting of Parliament.

The Sept. 12-14 retreat will be the first time since the June summer recess that the national caucus will meet. Also, this is the first face-to-face meeting of all MPs with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Those around Poilievre believe he’s well-placed to shatter the modern party’s 12-seat ceiling in the province and uniquely positioned to show Quebecers he’s a Conservative leader unlike any other, writes Althia Raj.

The Conservative party has set its target on the Bloc Québécois and the fight for Quebec votes may get ugly.

The party’s convention was centre stage for leader Pierre Poilievre’s dual strategy this weekend — a charm offensive towards soft nationalists and an aggressive campaign against the Bloc, which holds the seats the Tories may need to form a majority government……..