Rosemary Barton's pointed interview

Floor crossers, falling polling numbers, and grumblings in the Conservative orbit. Pierre Poilievre sure looks shaky right now, but will it really make a difference in his upcoming leadership review? Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins San Grewal to explain why Poilievre isn’t done just yet. 

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Rahim Mohamed

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading: 

• Pierre Poilievre speaks with CBC's Rosemary Barton after 2nd MP defection - CBC [YouTube]
• Future of the CPC: A (declining) majority of Conservative voters would keep Poilievre as leader in January - Angus Reid Poll
• The Numbers Behind Poilievre’s Leadership Dilemma | The Walrus 
• Potential disaster looms over Pierre Poilievre’s leadership - The Globe and Mail
• Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives favour stunts over substance | Edmonton Journal 
• One B.C. caucus split caused by alleged anti-Semitic staffer, Brodie says | Chilliwack Progress 
• Carney's office slammed by access-to-info orders - Dean Beedy’s Newsletter
• Ottawa planning to make access to information even more restrictive: Internal document - IJF

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