Overview
- A full-length episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring Pierre Poilievre, recorded in Austin and running about two-and-a-half hours, was released March 19 to an audience exceeding 20 million on YouTube.
- Poilievre pressed for the removal of U.S. tariffs, framing it as a way to protect Canadian auto, steel, aluminum and lumber jobs and to lower costs for American consumers.
- He rejected President Donald Trump’s “51st state” talk, saying Canada is not for sale and urging a return to cooperation between the two countries.
- Rogan expressed strong personal approval during the interview, saying he would vote for Poilievre if he were Canadian.
- The appearance, which also covered the oil sands, medical assistance in dying and immigration, was presented by Poilievre’s team as a deliberate outreach strategy, drawing mixed reactions in Canada.