WATCH: Poilievre shuts down reporter who claims 'experts' say he's trying to 'court the far right vote'

During a press conference in Price Edward Island on Wednesday, Pierre Poilievre skillfully shut down journalist Teresa Wright when she asked him whether he was "courting the far right vote."

The Conservative Party leader dismissed Wright's question as nothing more than a "CBC smear job," calling her claims baseless.

"A number of your own comments and actions have been characterized as dog-whistling to the far right," Wright began. 

"By who?" Poilievre replied, repeating his question until Wright told him it was the opinion of "a number of different experts."

"Who are the experts?" he shot back.

Wright, who previously worked for Global News and the Canadian Press, claimed that it had been "established" that Poilievre was "trying to court the far-right vote."

When she couldn't provide any names, the Conservative leader jumped in and said her question was "based on a false premise."

"You can't even tell me who these experts are," he stated. "It sounds like it's just a CBC smear job."

Despite Poilievre's attempts to move on to the next question, Wright persisted, demanding an answer to her question.

"The answer is, I have a common sense agenda to axe the carbon tax, bring home powerful paycheques, clear the way to build affordable homes to put people in housing that they can afford," Poilievre replied. "That is a common sense, mainstream agenda, and I know that Justin Trudeau's supporters are so desperate to distract from that because his political career is falling apart..."

The clip of Poilievre and Wright's interaction soon went viral on X.

"This is a distraction and a deflection from the real issues," said Canadian journalist Rupa Subramanya. "The day you or any legacy media journalist asks [Trudeau] if he's courting the far left, then your question may have some legitimacy. Until then, it's blowing smoke up the ass of Canadian voters."

Others questioned why Wright had chosen to ask Poilievre that specific question given the myriad actual issues currently facing Canadians.

Wright has previously written about Poilievre's interactions with people and ideas she deemed to be "controversial," questioning whether it was "political strategy or clumsiness."