Subhead:“It’s awfully weird that the Globe and Star would conveniently hear of this before someone like me,” claimed the staffer, who goes by the “HOC Staffer” handle online.#
A Globe and Mail column suggests Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa-area riding is at risk, a claim that one Parliamentary staffer refutes. “I’m calling bullshit,” they said on social media.
Party headquarters have been sending experienced campaigners to Mr. Poilievre’s riding, according to four sources, two of whom are from the Ontario PC Party.
Internal polling shows that Poilievre and Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy are in a dead heat in the Carleton riding, according to a senior federal Liberal. The Conservative leader won with 52% of the vote in 2021, up six percentage points from 2019.
The Globe refused to identify their sources, who were not authorized to discuss internal polling numbers.
I am not aware of any reallocation of resources or call for volunteers to go to Pierre’s riding.
It’s awfully weird that the Globe and Star would conveniently hear of this before someone like me.
It’s also awfully weird that they are taking the word of Ontario Doug Ford…
— HoCStaffer (@HoCStaffer) April 24, 2025
“It’s awfully weird that the Globe and Star would conveniently hear of this before someone like me,” claimed the staffer, who goes by the “HOC Staffer” handle online. They referenced reports that the Conservative Party is sending volunteers to help him keep the seat.
“I am not aware of any reallocation of resources or calls for volunteers to go to Pierre’s riding,” reads a post to social media.
“It’s also awfully weird that they are taking the word of Ontario Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives & making it sound like they are senior internal CPC staff on Pierre’s campaign.”
Poilievre may lose his leadership position if he loses his Carleton riding, according to media reports, as the Liberals are now projected to win the election.
