If Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership, he'll only succeed if he does the opposite of what Andrew Scheer did. He can't capitulate to the CBC, he can't shun friendly media organizations and he can't let the Conservative Party's top brass dictate his every move and word. No more lame scripts, no more capitulation, no more trying to appease the progressive media. If Pierre Poilievre wins, he needs to be the same person he was before he won. He can't let the party's establishment water down his message or his personality.

If Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership, he will most definitely be the next Prime Minister. If he wins, it would be a beautiful victory against those in the media and in the party who wanted another milquetoast leader who would act only to protect Canada's ongoing experiment with open borders and extreme progressivism. It would be a victory for real, grassroots conservatives who have been waiting for the right person to fight for their causes in Ottawa. Had Pierre Poilievre run and won in 2016, we might be facing a totally different scenario in 2020.

The previous Conservative leadership race was weak. The candidates were weak, the causes were weak and the outcome was the best it could have possibly been. More than a dozen no-name and weak-name candidates tried to signal their virtue, their conservatism and their progressivism to anyone willing to listen and anyone willing to throw a vote their way. This time gives us an opportunity to demand good, strong candidates that can excite us. It's time for people like Pierre Poilievre to step up and answer the calls—unlike the last time, when good candidates hung their heads and bowed out quietly.

Rest assured, many inside the Conservative Party and media will attempt to discourage candidates like Poilievre, so they can get their Rona Ambrose or their Peter Mackay to the top. It's important now, more than ever, for conservatives to hold the party accountable and to force the old guard to step aside. Pierre Poilievre is the candidate conservatives want, so he should be the candidate they get. If the Conservative establishment wants to go against the will of the people, they'll be in trouble. Defeating Justin Trudeau has become a serious job and the CPC establishment failed the first time. This time, grassroots conservatives aren't going to play nice.