Poilievre and Tories will suspend TikTok accounts after ban

In a statement, Pierre Poilievre's spokesperson confirmed that the Conservative leader had suspended his TikTok account after a TikTok ban was issued for government devices.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has suspended his TikTok account — and he’s expecting his MPs to follow suit, according to a spokesperson for his office.

As of Monday afternoon, Poilievre’s account on the popular social media application had more than 230,000 followers.

But just hours after the government announced its plan to ban the use of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices, starting Tuesday, the Conservative leader’s account was no longer visible on the application.

In a statement, Poilievre’s spokesperson confirmed that the Conservative leader had suspended his TikTok account.

“We will fully comply with the directive to remove TikTok from government devices and will work to see that this ban is extended to include parliamentary devices,” Sebastian Skamski said in a statement.

“The Leader and all Conservative caucus members will suspend their TikTok accounts and work with all parties to ensure our Parliament is protected.”

While Poilievre has the most-followed account in the Conservative caucus, he’s not the only politician who is active on the application. Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman boasts about 160,000 followers, while her caucus colleague Michael Barrett had more than 10,000 before he suspended his account.

But the most-followed member of Parliament is NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose account — which has more than 878,000 followers — was still active as of Monday evening.