I've been away, but it seemed to me like only yesterday that Pierre Poilievre shocked a lot of Canadians, by solemnly declaring that he was really a nice guy.
He claimed that he didn't like all those F**K Trudeau flags, had no time for "rage," and seemed to suggest he might actually stop demonizing the Prime Minister as he has on a daily basis, for what seems like forever.
So I must admit that at first I was stunned. Could the grubby far-right rage farmer really be trying to turn over a new leaf? It seemed too good to be true.
For as long as I can remember, Pierre Poilievre has been a loud grating rage farmer, gnawing away at this country and its values.
He is a misogynist, a bully, and an increasingly far right extremist, who seeks to diminish our Canada so he can make himself look bigger.
And the way him and his Convoy Party have gone after Justin Trudeau, with their never-ending attacks, conspiracy theories, and all those F**K TRUDEAU flags, has been simply disgusting.
So I needless to say I found this rather shocking.
I never believed that the far right trucker's occupation of Ottawa was all about vaccine mandates, or bouncy castles, or as one kooky Con called it Canada's Woodstock.
And after watching the Emergency Act inquiry I see I was right.
That bestial spectacle wasn't really a protest, it was a Con attempt to overthrow a duly elected government.
And what made it even worse was that it had all the elements of a fascist conspiracy.
I always knew that Pierre Poilievre would never be able to make Canadians forget his shameful behaviour when the trucker convoy goons tried to bring down Justin Trudeau.
He refused to condemn the hairy Con barbarians who held the helpless people of Ottawa hostage for almost a month, intimidated, tortured them, and drove so many to the edge of despair, or worse.
Now he's desperately trying to escape the curse of the convoy, and sounding like he's losing his marbles…
Pierre Poilievre has only been Con leader for a few weeks, but already he is hiding from the media.
He doesn't want to answer questions about his shabby bitcoin scam. He doesn't want to answer questions about why he tried to hide a vile woman hating tag in his YouTube videos.
And of course, he doesn't want to answer any questions about this sordid scandal.
Two weeks ago Pierre Poilievre was still celebrating his victory in the Con leadership race, so was his wife Anaida.
And everything seemed to be coming up roses for the Con couple.
Poilievre's courting of the right-wing convoy extremists who occupied Ottawa appeared to have paid off big time, and made him look like a bright new old star in the Canadian political universe.
I didn't really want to watch the coronation of Pierre Poilievre, let alone write about it.
It was just too boring and too ugly.
And of course everyone knew who was going to win. The fix was in.
But it didn't take long for Poilievre to show us what kind of Prime Minister he would be.
And all Canadians should be warned, for it was really scary.
Firstly, when his victory was announced his supporters started chanting "Freedom" "Freedom."
Which was not only bizarre, it also clearly showed that the Con cult is now officially the Convoy Party.
A branch of the Trump Party.
And as Canadian as a three dollar bill.
But it was Poilievre's brief news conference yesterday, that really showed us what we can expect from that grubby little demagogue.
Reporters wanted to ask him about the resignation of the Con's Quebec Lieutenant Alain Reyes.
But Poilievre only agreed to answer two questions, and when David Akin, Global's News' chief political correspondent, objected, Poilievre called him a "Liberal heckler."
Before running out of the room like only a cowardly Con could.
And then using it to try to squeeze more money out of his dumb followers as only Trump or a Con grifter could.
While sending his flying monkeys after the now independent MP Alain Reyes.
A Quebec MP who left the Conservative Party of Canada Tuesday after Pierre Poilievre won the leadership over the weekend says he is facing harassment and bullying from people within the party.
It was a dreadful way to start his first day on the job. It couldn't have been worse.
But I'm not surprised. The foul Con cult has been inflating itself by making it sound like Poilievre's big leadership numbers have progressives trembling in their boots.
Which is absolute nonsense, when the numbers don't mean a thing:
And as Chantal Hebert recently wrote in the Toronto Star, Poilievre's victory has only energized Justin Trudeau, and made him even more determined NOT to leave Canada in Poilievre's hands.
Conventional wisdom has it that Trudeau wants to stay on because he is confident he can beat Poilievre. There is no doubt hubris has played a part in the decision of past prime ministers to tempt fate by campaigning for a fourth term.
But there is more than a prime ministerial vanity project in play in such decisions.
In Trudeau’s case, it is likely not just that he thinks he can prevail in a battle against Poilievre but almost certainly that he believes he must.
So the Con plan to try to get Trudeau to resign by smearing him, and making him and his family feel unsafe, has failed miserably.
