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Pierre Poilievre

Historical and international

Photo: Humberland, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Conservative Party of Canada leader: lower taxes, axe the carbon tax, housing supply, tighter immigration.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
76toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
55near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
31toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
80toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
41near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
60near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
20toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
68toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
29toward free market
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
45near the center

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Agreesestimated
Taxes on the highest incomes should be raised to fund public services.Disagreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.