Pierre Poilievre drops the glasses as part of an image revamp
Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont. on Wednesday, Poilievre acknowledged he's undergone a modest makeover.Dressed in a pair of bootleg blue jeans and wearing aviator sunglasses like those worn by Tom Cruise in the Top Gun movies, Poilievre said his wife, Anaida, thinks he "looks better without glasses so I have to keep her happy first and foremost.
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre rises in the House of Commons to apologize for making an obscene gesture in Ottawa on June 14, 2006.Chad Rogers is a longtime Conservative strategist who has known Poilievre for years. He said Poilievre isn't strictly a buttoned-up politico. "I don't think Pierre Poilievre has a new look. I think we're just looking at Pierre Poilievre more frequently."
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning dropped the coke-bottle glasses and the ill-fitting suits when making a run for the country's top job. O'Toole took up running and pounded the pavement every day on the campaign trail. He showed off his new physique in campaign literature. The 2021 Conservative party platform featured a cover photot of O'Toole in a tight black T-shirt.
"Previous leaders have failed when they've done it because it was very inauthentic. They said, 'I'm embracing a cool new image,' but they clearly didn't look comfortable."
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Poilievre ally calls Trudeau one of the 'most successful' politicians of his generation | CBC NewsOne of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's most prominent supporters praised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political leadership during a conference on Tuesday.
Lire la suite »
Canada's inflation rate falls to 2.8% | CBC NewsBREAKING: Canada's inflation rate fell to 2.8 per cent in June, its lowest level in more than two years.
Lire la suite »
Southern Ukraine port cities targeted in Russian missile and drone attacks | CBC NewsRussia struck Ukraine's port of Odesa with missiles and drones on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a United Nations-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Ukrainian officials said Moscow was attempting to go back on the offensive in the east.
Lire la suite »
Deceased N.W.T. firefighter Adam Yeadon loved his job, family says | CBC NewsThe family of an N.W.T. firefighter who died after being injured on the job this past weekend describes him as a smiling, caring person who was passionate about his work in the bush.
Lire la suite »
City of Winnipeg crews clear blockade at Brady Road landfill | CBC NewsBREAKING: Police and City of Winnipeg crews are tearing down a blockade at the entrance to a Winnipeg landfill four days after a judge granted an injunction ordering protesters to clear the road.
Lire la suite »