Jul 9, 2026 · 44 min · 11 segments
Don’t you know who I am? For many Canadians, the answer is “no” when it comes to some of our political leaders. A new poll from Pollara suggests that very few Canadians can name the leader of the NDP…
Eric GrenierHost
Philippe J. FournierHost
So there had been some reporting that there was going to be Senate appointments.
A lot of people were focusing on Tom Pitfield, who is a longtime liberal, you know, apparatchik organizer kind of person.
He runs Data Sciences, which is like a polling and research firm that the liberals often use.
job, doesn't he? Already has a job, has been multiple times elected as Conservative MP of Chicoutimi-le-Fjord, which that was one of the closest ridings in the 25 election.
The Conservatives won it, but there was three points between first and third place.
The Bloc Québécois and the Liberals were right on the Conservatives' heels.
It feels like the Quebec caucus of the Conservatives, except Monsieur Paulus, was not really all in on Monsieur Poilier from the get-go.
And the discomfort maybe has continued since the defeat of the Conservatives last year.
But going into the Senate and leaving your seat open in Chicoutimi-le-Fjard could be really interesting.
Eric, is that kind of a floor crossing? That's like a half floor crossing, is it? Sort
I mean, the reaction from the conservatives has been interesting because they haven't torched them.
You're right, because if it was just a resignation, just, you know what, want to go spend time with the family, go into the private sector, whatever, that's fine.
You could interpret it as someone not believing in the leader's future or that they have a political future ahead of them, whatever.
So there had been some reporting that there was going to be Senate appointments.
A lot of people were focusing on Tom Pitfield, who is a longtime liberal, you know, apparatchik organizer kind of person.
He runs Data Sciences, which is like a polling and research firm that the liberals often use.
job, doesn't he? Already has a job, has been multiple times elected as Conservative MP of Chicoutimi-le-Fjord, which that was one of the closest ridings in the 25 election.
The Conservatives won it, but there was three points between first and third place.
The Bloc Québécois and the Liberals were right on the Conservatives' heels.
It feels like the Quebec caucus of the Conservatives, except Monsieur Paulus, was not really all in on Monsieur Poilier from the get-go.
And the discomfort maybe has continued since the defeat of the Conservatives last year.
But going into the Senate and leaving your seat open in Chicoutimi-le-Fjard could be really interesting.
Eric, is that kind of a floor crossing? That's like a half floor crossing, is it? Sort
I mean, the reaction from the conservatives has been interesting because they haven't torched them.
You're right, because if it was just a resignation, just, you know what, want to go spend time with the family, go into the private sector, whatever, that's fine.
You could interpret it as someone not believing in the leader's future or that they have a political future ahead of them, whatever.
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