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Trivia (aka, Jeff)

@Ak-eater06: There is nothing that I can find in MOS:TRIVIA or WP:HTRIVIA that suggests that this reliably sourced information should be removed on those grounds. It is integrated into prose in a relevant section of the article without distracting from it. ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk) 04:44, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If he intentionally went by another name that might be relevant, but how do we know this wasn't just a typo/mistake by the person who prepared the programme?--Darryl Kerrigan (talk) 08:58, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jeff has been discussed in the media - example. It's the name his birth mother would have given him. It doesn't seem particularly relevant - but mind you neither does half the trivial detail here (paperboy??? wrestling team???) Nfitz (talk) 21:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trans rights

Pierre Poilievre wants sports, bathroom ban for trans women

And mainstream media coverage of the Conservative Party of Canada leader’s announcement failed to get it right

https://xtramagazine.com/video/poilievre-trans-women-bathrooms-263294 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.68.71.71 (talk) 22:56, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure how that relates to this wiki article. Can you elaborate? Masterhatch (talk) 00:03, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He is a politician ... and these are some of his political views? Maurnxiao (talk) 12:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He’s also said it’s a provincial issue and will leave it to the provinces to decide.

His position on an issue, and if he plans to do something about it are two very different things. 24.222.127.250 (talk) 20:09, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image

The current image looks goofy and unprofessional for a politician. (To be clear: I'm not proposing a change because I want to promote Poilievre; I just think the current image doesn't match the other party leaders. Trudeau, Singh, May, and Blanchet all have fairly serious-looking lead images). I think this image (right) is more serious and neutral-looking.

Cremastra (talk) 18:32, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Finding an unaltered non-goofy image of post-makeover Poilievre is difficult, especially the unaltered part. I think we should go with his current look as best we can.

I don't think Trudeau's photo is complimentary, either, given his expression. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 19:33, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trudeau's image can be easily changed, as his office releases bunch of videos under ccby on YouTube. Finding free images of Poilievre is much harder. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 02:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ARandomName123 @G. Timothy Walton: > File:Pierre Poilievre interview with TVA Nouvelles June 2024 (cropped).jpg isn't the highest quality but does show his new "look" (new glasses, smirking) Cremastra (talk) 21:00, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was just going through that same channel a couple of days ago, and snipped File:Poilievre-2024-Saguenay.png, but the quality is even worse than yours. However, the quality of your picture isn't really that noticeable once it's shrunk to infobox size. Facial expression isn't my favorite though, but other than that I think it's fine. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 21:44, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This photo might run afoul of the Brady Bunch test, where a candidate is positioned so that they seem to be staring at another leader's photo. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 02:41, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Opinion polling

Watch for biased language when editing this page please. Whether that's biased for or against him, your own political opinion should not bias this article. Melasaoirse (talk) 16:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You removed a source that actually talked about the Tories and Pierre and replaced it with a source that had nothing to do with the price of beer. Masterhatch (talk) 16:38, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]