OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre used to share a piece of advice when it came to political campaigning.

There were two things candidates need to talk about and talk about relentlessly, he instructed a room full of young conservatives at the Manning Centre for Building Democracy in 2009, back when he himself was still a fresh-faced MP.

The first thing to talk about is the people you want to represent. And the second thing is the future.

“Everything is about the future,” he told the crowd at the networking conference.

More than 15 years after his words emphasizing the future, Poilievre is coming off a week-long controversy over his comments about a former prime minister who has quickly become ancient history to most Canadians.

Some in his party believe the Conservative leader ought to list

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