Polievre spent $50,000 to avoid debates in his leadership bid and the Conservative Party spent over $8 million in advertising in 2023 alone. Even the conservatives know he is not a good leader.
The Liberals need to get aggressive in their campaigning and excite the progressives. I've actually called their HQ in November after the election in the States to take to them about that. They said they were going to fight when the election is called, but they need to be faster.