{"product_id":"9781069357809","title":"The Poilievre Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Pierre Poilievre closes in on power, journalist Martin Lukacs reveals the playbook behind his rise and exposes his radical vision for reshaping Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eMasquerading as an anti-establishment firebrand, Poilievre aims to ride anger about inequality and the cost-of-living crisis into office, then hand the keys to the corporate elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on investigative research and first-hand reporting, Lukacs reveals how Poilievre has built a political machine with the backing of tech oligarchs, real estate tycoons, oil barons, and Bay Street billionaires—all poised to profit from a Conservative government in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith sharp and biting analysis, Lukacs traces Poilievre’s trajectory from his early embrace of free-market fundamentalism to later efforts to rebrand his agenda of deregulation, privatization, and cutbacks as worker-friendly populism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe warns that Poilievre’s commitment to a rapid-fire corporate makeover of Canada could cost the country dearly—from cherished public institutions to hard-won social programs to a liveable planet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Martin Lukacs’s \u003ci\u003eThe Trudeau Formula\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Brilliantly maps the inner logic of the Trudeau years.” —Naomi Klein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A helluva book—sharp and underrated.” —Paul Wells\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A splendid critical study.” —Jeet Heer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Reads at times like a political thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Lukacs (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Breach Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-04-10","offer_id":46732991529215,"sku":"9781069357809","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a4544ded-7c51-4645-be78-93a4b93f91d6.jpg?v=1743097666","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781069357809","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}