Poilievre's comments calling RCMP leadership "despicable" echo Trump-style grievance politics and risk backfiring nationally.
On the Northern Perspective podcast, the Conservative leader made these comments, referring to a cover-up of Liberal misadventures.
"Many of the scandals of the Trudeau era should have involved jail time,"
he said, specifically mentioning the former prime minister's vacation on the Aga Khan's island in 2016 and the SNC Lavalin affair in 2018.
Poilievre's approach may not lead to victory, as it resembles Donald Trump's politics of grievance.
Author's summary: Poilievre's comments spark controversy.