John Bolton - March 19, 2026


Poilievre On Rogan - Should Be Good Conversation... But Why？


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7 minutes

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1,319

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99

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Pierre Polyev's trip to the United States and his interview with Joe Rogan have been getting a lot of attention, but what is the real reason behind it? And why should it matter to the rest of the country?

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00:00:00.000 Hi, it's John and welcome to the channel 428 AM, Thursday, March the 19th. I hope you're
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00:00:33.060 you to the channel. So I'm really looking forward to seeing Polyev on Joe Rogan. Everybody's talking
00:00:40.780 about it, but I think there's something people are missing about this and a question that isn't
00:00:44.820 being asked. I haven't heard anybody else say it. I'm going to tell you what that is in just a
00:00:48.480 moment. Here's a picture of Polyev with Rogan. And the first thing I notice about this picture is
00:00:55.280 Rogan isn't very tall.
00:00:56.620 Either that or Polyev is.
00:00:58.300 But also, look how ripped Rogan is.
00:01:00.900 And Polyev really fills out his suit, doesn't he?
00:01:03.160 He's in good shape.
00:01:03.800 Here's another picture of him right here in the studio.
00:01:07.260 I'll show a bit of footage that Anna Polyev took while she was in the studio,
00:01:11.180 while Pierre was being interviewed by Joe Rogan.
00:01:14.580 And I'm going to tell you in just a moment a question I have about this interview.
00:01:18.880 But I've watched some coverage of this.
00:01:20.960 I watched some CTV.
00:01:21.900 They've been dragging on people to discuss this. And a lot of them just want to discredit Joe
00:01:27.520 Rogan, his stance on vaccines a couple of years ago. Ivermectin has been brought up a couple of
00:01:32.900 times. Discredit Rogan, you discredit Pierre Polyev at the same time. CBC, what is it? Are
00:01:39.640 we at $1.4 billion for the CBC now? You watch a 10-minute interview where they bring on this
00:01:44.700 panel of people and you really get nothing out of it. I watched Power and Politics where they
00:01:49.160 discuss this. This was basically all I got out of a 10-minute interview. This is just a short clip.
00:01:54.480 The danger for an opposition leader always when they visit a foreign country, particularly the
00:01:59.020 United States, and they appear on a U.S. platform at a time when we are projecting an image of
00:02:04.780 national unity when it relates to the biggest issues in the world, whether it be how we deal
00:02:09.560 with Trump or the Iran war, you know, is he pushed into a different position that creates him some
00:02:15.180 domestic difficulty.
00:02:16.800 Tim has laid out the biggest risk, I think, very clearly, which is that right now, when
00:02:21.300 you're going to the United States, it's crucial that any politician, regardless of stripe,
00:02:26.160 makes very clear that they're advocating for Canada.
00:02:29.300 And this is something that Polyev has really struggled with in the past, is striking the
00:02:33.460 balance of being domestically critical of Prime Minister Carney and the government,
00:02:37.420 but not seeming to cheer on President Trump in his attacks on the Canadian economy.
00:02:44.560 That's all I could glean from about a 10-minute interview with three talking heads talking to the host on Power and Politics.
00:02:51.100 There's a risk to doing this, and there's a reward to doing this.
00:02:54.920 And I think they're wrong.
00:02:56.040 There's no risk to Polyev here.
00:02:58.120 There's no reward for Polyev here. 0.97
00:03:01.400 Here's the grim reality you need to understand, folks, is that Polyev is doomed to be the leader of the opposition for the next four years if he lasts that long.
00:03:10.080 So there's no risk to him doing this at all.
00:03:12.280 and my question is why is he doing this now really serves no purpose you know i was an outlier last
00:03:20.260 year when it came to polyev going on rogan i i'm on record i'm on this channel saying don't think
00:03:25.080 he should do it there was too much risk to him in the political bubble that canada was in at that
00:03:29.660 point prior to the election the bubble still exists today unfortunately the hatred of the
00:03:36.200 united states the hatred of donald trump going down to talk to joe rogan running for some cover
00:03:41.280 or some support from Joe Rogan, who supported Donald Trump. Maybe not so much now. But going
00:03:47.920 down there, Maple Maga. It would have hurt him. Now, in retrospect, maybe he should have done it.
00:03:52.620 Maybe I was wrong. Hindsight is 20-20. Wouldn't have harmed him. Wouldn't have done him any good.
00:03:57.200 I don't think it would have helped him win the election either. But why is he doing this now?
00:04:01.440 Because the grim reality is things aren't looking good for the Conservative Party. This isn't a win.
00:04:07.740 and that's what a lot of conservatives are doing. We're going to get those libs. He's going to break
00:04:12.540 the internet. He's going on Rogan. Unfortunately, this is going to have no effect at all.
00:04:17.900 What's fascinating about this are the numbers. When you go on Rogan, and if he goes on Rogan,
00:04:24.360 he's going to be preaching to the converted. Rogan has, I think, a younger audience,
00:04:29.180 maybe more male, and that's not the people that Polly have needs to vote for him.
00:04:33.320 let's look at the numbers on the rogan podcast staggering
00:04:37.600 three to 11 million listeners viewers per episode that depends on who's on there and i think
00:04:44.840 this will get a lot of people watching if you look at power in politics
00:04:48.400 this is that show i just sort of clipped of 50 to 85 000 viewers now this is on the cbc news network
00:04:54.860 it has a smaller audience but even if you look at cbc national news this would be
00:04:59.660 the national newscast, only 600,000 to 700,000 viewers. But those viewers are the ones who
00:05:06.480 Polyev needs to vote for, the people who think cable news is still a thing. No doubt, Polyev
00:05:12.440 will drop a lot of truth bombs on Rogan. Rogan will have a hard time keeping the stogie he's
00:05:18.900 smoking in his mouth as his jaw drops to hear about the sad state of affairs here in Canada.
00:05:24.260 You and I both know it, but the people who have more gray hair than me,
00:05:27.660 they're not going to be watching this. It'll have no effect at all. What are the betting numbers on
00:05:32.740 Polyev being the conservative leader in four years? I bet you can bet on that. Because I hate
00:05:38.580 to tell you this, within the next month, the Liberals will have a majority government.
00:05:43.140 And they're all over Polyev on this online right now. Suburban Poly, this will be the nail in his
00:05:49.080 coffin. Canadian who goes on an American podcast to sell himself to Canadians. The same America 0.50
00:05:55.300 that wants to annex this country.
00:05:56.860 This is how clueless this person is. 0.99
00:05:58.980 This is ridiculous. 0.99
00:06:00.120 He's preaching only to MAGA. 0.99
00:06:01.940 He's preaching only to the converted.
00:06:05.080 This one, disgrace to Canada.
00:06:08.620 And then this one from Dean Blundell, 0.99
00:06:10.640 this nutcase. 0.58
00:06:11.840 Cannot wait to watch this, seriously. 0.99
00:06:13.820 Like watching a child pretend he's an adult,
00:06:16.660 chop it up with a podcaster
00:06:18.100 who hates the country the child wants to lead.
00:06:20.240 If you thought Polyev was legit,
00:06:22.500 this will be the end of that thought.
00:06:24.140 Oh, and PP begged Rogan for this. Confirmed. Any risk in him going on, Rogan? Nah. Any reward? No.
00:06:34.020 But we're going to get those libs, folks. He's going to break the internet. This is no win for
00:06:39.540 conservatives, unfortunately. But it'll be good viewing. I'm looking forward to hearing what he
00:06:44.640 has to say. Let me know what you think in the comments. If you like the video, give it a thumbs
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00:06:54.140 Thank you.