Pierre Poilievre

Guest on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Pierre Poilievre is a Canadian politician and the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2004, currently representing the Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, and is known for his focus on economic issues such as the cost of living, taxes, and government spending.

Products they talk about

Invictus👍 Recommends
…illustrating how stoic philosophy and poetry help him maintain resilience and personal agency
“And, you know, as my favorite poem says, Invictus, that Nelson Mandela used to read himself when he was in prison for all those years in South Africa. He would recite to himself the poem Invictus to remind him that he could focus on what he was in control of, which was his own soul. I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul is how it ends.”
on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Thucydides Trap👍 Recommends
…discussing historical patterns of power transitions between rival superpowers like us and china
“Well, there is an incredible book called Thucydides Trap, which a professor named Allison said that throughout history, he took, I think, 20 occasions where an incumbent superpower was caught up on by a challenging superpower. And in, I think, the majority of cases, it did end up in war.”
on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett