Poilievre tries to capitalize on NDP weakness but Liberal surge could complicate things [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spent much of the first week of this election campaign targeting NDP-held ridings that could be up for grabs now that polls suggest New Democrat support is in free fall — but the recent Liberal surge has upended those plans.

The big political story of the campaign so far is the remarkable resurgence of the Liberal Party — which only weeks ago was thought left for dead — as some voters sour on Poilievre after he led in the polls by huge margins for the better part of two years.

It’s a phenomenon largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump and his economic assault on Canada with his devastating tariffs.

There’s a perception by some voters that the Conservative leader won’t be strong enough in the face of the American threats, pollsters say, and that’s given Mark Carney and the Liberals a boost.

But Poilievre is …