At an Etobicoke townhall, three MPs were confronted by criticism Poilievre is missing in action on the Ukraine file. [TorStar]

Most Canadians are also angry over how the country is being managed by the Trudeau government. The results from the latest Leger poll are reported here.  [National Post]

CPC leads in vote intention comfortably (40%) over Liberals (23%) and NDP (21%) [Angus Reid Institute]

In the ridings of Niagara Falls and Niagara West, incumbents Tony Baldinelli and Dean Allison have been re-nominated to carry the party torch for another four years. Fred Davies, Port Colborne Regional Councillor, has received the confidence of Conservatives in Niagara Centre to win the seat. In the riding of St. Catharines, however, things are heating up. [Niagara Independent]

Regan P. Watts: Poilievre has given them a voice. He is from and for Main Street and his appeal is clearly resonating. Don’t believe it? Take a peek at some of his visits to traditionally working-class communities like Windsor and St. John’s, where Liberals and New Democrats have dominated federal politics for decades. Ask a service worker the next time you’re buying coffee whether they feel like they are getting ahead. When Poilievre speaks, the polling shows working Canadians feel like he cares about them. [The Hub]

Don Martin: Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives appear to be on cruise control to a rendezvous with the leader's prime ministerial ambition, but [there are] questions whether the Conservative leader may be peaking too soon. [CTV]

The suggestion follows the latest public confrontation between Quebec and Ottawa over the issue. [Montreal Gazette]

Yukon's finance minister says too many of the territory's residents are being affected by inflation, a global housing crisis and a lack of health-care workers but the government. [CP]

Paul Wells: After a Feb. 26 meeting at Elysée Palace with representatives from most of the countries supporting Ukraine against the Russian invaders, Macron astonished just about everyone by saying nobody should rule out sending troops to Ukraine. What’s perhaps more surprising is that on March 5, more than a week later, Macron was still talking the same way. During a visit to Prague, he said, “We are surely approaching a moment for Europe in which it will be necessary not to be cowardly.” Later he gave a joint news conference with the Czech president, Petr Pavel. “Is this our war or is it not our war?” Macron said. “Can we look away in the belief that we can let things run their course? I don't believe so, and therefore I called for a strategic surge. And I fully stand behind that." If you understand French, the video is riveting. [Substack]

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