Anaida Poilievre
Anaida Poilievre | |
|---|---|
 Poilievre in 2023 | |
| Born | Anaida Galindo March 5, 1987[1] Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Canadian, Venezuelan |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Occupation | Political staffer |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Pierre Poilievre |
| Children | 2 |
Anaida "Ana" Poilievre (née Galindo; born March 5, 1987) is a Canadian political staffer, online magazine publisher, and the wife of Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre.
Early life and education[edit]
Anaida Galindo was born on March 5, 1987, in Caracas, Venezuela to a father who was a bank manager.[2][3] In 1995, when she was eight years old,[2] her family moved to Pointe-aux-Trembles a borough of eastern Montreal, Québec.[4] In Montréal her father worked collecting fruit and vegetables at a farm.[2][5]
She studied communications at the University of Ottawa.[2]
Poilievre speaks her native language Spanish, as well as French and English.[3]
Career[edit]
After working in retail and customer service roles, in 2008, aged 20 years,[5] she was employed as a parliamentary affairs Advisor at the Senate of Canada before taking a job in the House of Commons of Canada.[2] In 2013, she started a job working for then Leader of the Senate Claude Carignan as a parliamentary affairs advisor.[5]
She is a co-founder of Pretty and Smart Co online lifestyle magazine.[2]
In March 2023, conspiracy theorist Chris Sky falsely claimed on Twitter that Poilievre was the CEO of Switch Health, a company that won contracts from the Government of Canada to undertake COVID-19 testing. Sky based his statements on output from ChatGPT artificial intelligence software.[6]
Personal life and views[edit]
She married Pierre Poilievre in 2017 in Sintra, Portugal.[7][2] Early in the COVID-19 pandemic she supported restrictions, but later became critical of public health measures in Canada.[2] She is an active part of Pierre's political life, attending events with him and featuring in a Conservative Party promotional campaign in August 2023.[4]
Poilievre and her husband have two children.[5][8] Poilievre and her family live in Greely, Ontario and she owns a rental property in Orleans, Ottawa.[9]
Rape threats[edit]
In September 2022, Jeremy MacKenzie, the far-right leader of Diagolon online community, spoke about raping Anaida Poilievre.[10] Poilievre's husband Pierre referred the comments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).[11] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: "No one should ever be subject to threats of violence or the kind of hatred we’ve seen increasingly ... It's important that we all stand up and condemn that."[10] The RCMP said it was reviewing the report.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "BREAKING: The smart, strong, hot, fierce, charming and perfect Anaida Poilievre Galindo completes another full tour around the sun. Happy birthday, pretty woman". Facebook. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Who is Pierre Poilievre's wife? What you should know about Anaida Poilievre". CTVNews. 2022-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b "Diaspora reacts to Anaida Poilievre's speech at Conservative convention". Penticton Herald. 13 Sep 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b Lévesque, Catherine (6 September 2023). "The new conservatives: 12 to watch on Canada's rapidly rising right". National Post.
- ^ a b c d "From immigrant background to two-person wedding, Anaida Poilievre a distinct Tory wife". nationalpost. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "ChatGPT spawns false claim on Canadian politician's wife". Fact Check. 2023-03-31. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Raycraft, Richard (26 Sep 2022). "RCMP investigating rape threat against Pierre Poilievre's wife". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Poilievre celebrates son's 1st birthday with Conservative caucus after becoming leader". Global News. 2022-09-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Poilievre defends investments in rental properties while campaigning to address housing affordability". CTVNews. 2022-04-21. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b "RCMP investigating rape threats made by far-right figure about Pierre Poilievre's wife". thestar.com. 2022-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "'Freedom Convoy' leader challenged over assertion the protest was never told to leave". CTVNews. 2022-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Raycraft, Richard (26 Sep 2022). "RCMP investigating rape threat against Pierre Poilievre's wife". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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