Jivani's U.S. Connections Continue to Create 'Clap Back' for Poilievre: Strategist
Tim Powers says Jamil Jivani’s repeated Washington trips are creating backlash in Canada and weakening Pierre Poilievre’s message.
- U.S. Vice President Vance mocked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a "nonentity" during a fundraising speech, intensifying scrutiny over Durham Jamil Jivani's repeated independent trips to Washington for trade discussions.
- Strategist Tim Powers argues Jivani's independent diplomatic efforts are creating a "clap back" in Canada, undermining Poilievre's control over the Conservative foreign policy approach and demonstrating weakness for the party leader.
- On Friday, Poilievre instructed all MPs to use American contacts to "fight for tariff-free trade," aiming to protect Canadian industries and secure access to the continent's most lucrative market.
- Conservative strategist Dan Mader defended Poilievre, arguing the opposition leader's role is to hold government accountable rather than negotiate directly with the White House or U.S. congressional officials.
- Powers dismissed Vance's remarks as an "afternoon breeze" intended for fundraising donors, suggesting the mockery will not have lasting consequences for the Conservative Party or Poilievre's standing.
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Jivani’s U.S. connections continue to create ‘clap back’ for Poilievre: strategist
In audio from a fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., U.S. Vice President JD Vance praises MP Jamil Jivani for playing an active role in recent trade talks, while dismissing Poilievre as
Jivani's U.S. connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist
OTTAWA - Some Conservative strategists say there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week.
Jivani's US connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist
Tim Powers, Summa Strategies chair and a former Conservative adviser, said Poilievre is being undermined, at least a little, by the repeated trips to the US by Jivani and his tightness with the White House.
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