FILE PHOTO: Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference after the resignation of Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
TORONTO (Reuters) - Justin Trudeau's successor as Liberal leader and Canada's prime minister will soon face a bruising election against a sharp-tongued populist riding a wave of anti-Trudeau sentiment.
Poll after poll has shown career politician Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party handily winning Canada's next federal election, which by law must be held by Oct. 20 and may happen earlier.
