‘He’s Our Best Chance’: Prairie Residents React to Poilievre’s Win

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote event in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

In a windy shopping mall parking lot in Saskatoon on Sept. 12, it wasn’t hard to find people who are pleased Pierre Poilievre has become the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

“I’ll vote for him for sure,” said Sean Hutchinson, looking ahead to the next federal election. “Anything to get Trudeau out.”