The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Pierre Poilievre is moving on from slagging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slagging Mirko Bibic, chief executive officer of Bell parent BCE. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that vile and vitriol comes easy to the Conservative leader, and if personally taunting the CEO of the country's largest telecom platform over a sloppy audio edit at Bell-owned CTV News is an indication of how Mr. Poilievre plans to work with corporate leaders, buckle up for a rough economic ride. In business circles, there are well-founded concerns the PM-in-waiting lacks the common sense and self-awareness needed to evolve from Opposition attack dog to leader of the pack. CEOs across the country, including Mr. Bibic, see themselves as nation builders. In Mr. Poilievre, they see a politician who has spent his 20-year career doing not much of anything legislatively, but who is good at destroying others. Last December, Mr. Poilievre told a C.D. Howe Institute meeting that he holds Bay Street in disdain. The bankers and fund managers in the crowd all knew he was talking out of both sides of his mouth: Days earlier, he was the star attraction at a fundraiser hosted by Canaccord Genuity.
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