Ryan Kelpin has a PhD in political science from York University and has been published in the Journal of Australian Political Economy, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Alternate Routes, and Canadian Dimension. He is a contributing author to the new book Against The People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario.
Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s politics aren’t just about populism — they’re grounded in Milton Friedman’s radical vision of free markets. If he is elected prime minister, Poilievre promises a Canada where the welfare state is “out of business.”