Yesterday, Pierre Poilievre held his first media availability since the floor crossing that had politicos (and many Canadians) picking their jaws up off the floor. He stood at the mic with a few of his MPs, hit his talking points and dodged answering questions about how he plans to hold his caucus together.

Was it a masterclass in political messaging? No. Did he muscle through and escape relatively unscathed? Yes.

Poilievre, correctly, didn’t want to hand the press gallery another quote to feed a story that’s already overcooked . The Ottawa bubble may thrive on drama, but the rest of the country isn’t glued to the parliamentary seating chart. They’re wondering how to pay their mortgages, how to find child care and why everything, from grocery staples to housing, feels increasingly

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