<p>Floor crossers, falling polling numbers, and grumblings in the Conservative orbit. Pierre Poilievre sure looks shaky right now, but will it really make a difference in his upcoming leadership review? Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins San Grewal to explain why Poilievre isn’t done just yet.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Host:<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> San Grewal</a></p><p>Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://nationalpost.com/author/rmohamedpostmedia-com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rahim Mohamed</a></p><p>Additional music by Audio Network</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Further reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7015404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pierre Poilievre speaks with CBC's Rosemary Barton after 2nd MP defection</a> - CBC [YouTube]</li><li><a href="https://angusreid.org/cpc-leadership-review-poilievre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Future of the CPC: A (declining) majority of Conservative voters would keep Poilievre as leader in January</a> - Angus Reid Poll</li><li><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/the-numbers-behind-poilievres-leadership-dilemma/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Numbers Behind Poilievre’s Leadership Dilemma | The Walrus</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-pierre-poilievre-leadership-potential-disaster/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Potential disaster looms over Pierre Poilievre’s leadership - The Globe and Mail</a></li><li><a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/lorne-gunter-poilievre-conservatives-favour-stunts-over-substance-and-its-hurting-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives favour stunts over substance | Edmonton Journal</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://theprogress.com/2025/12/15/one-b-c-caucus-split-caused-by-alleged-anti-semitic-staffer-brodie-says/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One B.C. caucus split caused by alleged anti-Semitic staffer, Brodie says | Chilliwack Progress</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/carneys-office-slammed-by-access" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carney's office slammed by access-to-info orders </a>- Dean Beedy’s Newsletter</li><li><a href="https://theijf.org/article/ottawa-planning-to-make-access-to-information-even-more-restrictive-internal-document" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ottawa planning to make access to information even more restrictive: Internal document</a> - IJF</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sponsors:&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://canadaland.oxio.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oxio</a>: Head over to<a href="http://canadaland.oxio.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> canadaland.oxio.ca</a> and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://mubi.com/en/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MUBI</a>: To stream great cinema at home, you can try MUBI free for 30 days at<a href="http://mubi.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> mubi.com/canadaland</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article</a>: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit<a href="http://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> article.com/canadaland</a> and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout</p><br><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you value this podcast,<a href="https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at<a href="https://canadalandstore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>