From immigrant background to two-person wedding, Anaida Poilievre a distinct Tory wife

  • National Newswatch

Pierre Poilievre was an MP and former cabinet minister, Anaida Galindo a well-liked parliamentary aide. They met and fell in love on the Hill.When the couple married in 2017, the wedding might well have been a full-on political affair, its guest list packed with legislators and backroom operatives.In fact, just two people showed up — the bride and groom.The Poilievres “eloped” to southern Portugal, arranging a wedding in a country they'd never visited, helped by a local wedding planner and photographer.