Oracle of Ontario: Kouvalis gets candid
Get ready for a make-or-break week
ABOVE THE FOLD
It’s shaping up to be a high-stakes, high-drama week as the country’s most-watched political bromance either hits the rocks — or finds common ground. But first…
THE POLITICAL ODYSSEY — In a compelling, f-bomb-laced interview on The Herle Burly podcast, PC pollster and Tory kingmaker NICK KOUVALIS holds forth on DOUG FORD’S Teflon-esque polling, conservative spin-off Project Ontario, PIERRE POILIEVRE’S path to power, MARK CARNEY’S high-stakes dance with DONALD TRUMP and more.
Kouvalis isn’t exactly known for using a filter, but pod host DAVID HERLE assures he’s really a “tender-hearted” guy. Highlights:
On his colourful commentary:
“People are like, ‘look at what Kouvalis is saying’ — it’s my favourite — ‘about Carney, and he’s so close to Doug Ford.’ The last time I spoke to Doug Ford, more than a one-line text or five-second conversation, was when he called me on my birthday in July.”
On the Premier’s ability to rebound in the polls:
“Ford got in in 2018. He had his bit o…
