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 | |
| Children | 2 |
Anaida "Ana" Poilievre (née Galindo; born March 5, 1987) is a Canadian political staffer, online magazine publisher, and 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. Her father was a bank manager.[2][3] In 1995, when she was eight years old,[2] her family moved to Pointe-aux-Trembles, a borough in east Montreal, Quebec,[4] where her father worked collecting fruits and vegetables at a farm.[2][5]
She studied communications at the University of Ottawa.[2][6]
Career
[edit]After working in retail and customer service roles, in 2008, at 20 years of age,[5] Poilievre 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 began working for then Leader of the Senate Claude Carignan as a parliamentary affairs advisor.[5]
Poilievre is a co-founder of Pretty and Smart Co online lifestyle magazine.[2] Early in the COVID-19 pandemic she supported restrictions, but later became critical of public health measures in Canada.[2]
In March 2023, conspiracy theorist Chris Sky falsely claimed on Twitter that Poilievre was 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.[7]
Personal life
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Anaida Poilievre married Pierre Poilievre in 2017 in Sintra, Portugal.[8][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][9] The family own a rental property in Orleans, Ottawa, which she bought in 2012 and took a mortgage on in 2020.[10] Pierre Poilievre defended the investment as “helping solve the problem by providing affordable rental accommodations to two deserving families”. He also said his wife used the equity in her property to “maximize the best interests of her financial position.” [10]
Poilievre speaks her native language, Spanish, as well as French and English.[3]
Rape threats
[edit]In September 2022, Jeremy MacKenzie, the far-right leader of the Diagolon online community, spoke about raping Anaida Poilievre.[11] Pierre Poilievre referred the comments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).[12] 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."[11] The RCMP said it was reviewing the report.[8]
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.
- ^ "Anaida Poilievre could be Pierre Poilievre's 'secret weapon' in next election, say politicos". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
[edit]- Anaida Poilievre on Twitter
- Anaida Poilievre on Pretty and Smart Co
