Anaida Poilievre searching for short-term rental in Montreal to write book

Anaida Poilievre looks on as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks Tuesday, April 29, 2025 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Anaida Poilievre, the wife of Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre, has put a call-out on social media looking for a place to stay in Montreal, but says she has had a difficult time finding something due to housing regulations.

In a post on Facebook, Polievre said she was hoping to stay in the city’s Griffintown neighbourhood for one month for a “little getaway” as she writes her new book.

“I will be coming in and out and at times bring my two kids for a weekend with me, etc. But it’s mainly just me parked at a desk writing all day,” she wrote in the post on July 27.

“I seem to have no luck with many buildings bylaws not allowing short term rental ... Does anyone know if this is possible?”

She wrote the call-out in a Facebook group for the Griffintown neighbourhood, located in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough. She adds that she is hoping to find a place with a gym and pool during her stay.

The City of Montreal recently tightened its rules around short-term rentals, which are only permitted from June 10 to Sept. 10 in certain boroughs. However, individual condo buildings can prohibit units from being rented for less than 30 days.

She did not say what her upcoming book was about, but her website describes a book as “coming soon” entitled Strong Pillars: Building an Unshakable Foundation.

Her post came more than three weeks before her husband celebrated an overwhelming victory in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta, which secured him another seat in the House of Commons after losing his longtime seat for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in the April 28 federal election.

Poilievre has ties to Quebec after having immigrated from Caracas, Venezuela to Montreal’s east end with her family in 1995 when she was a child. After studying communication at the University of Ottawa, she worked in retail and customer service jobs before she was hired as a parliamentary affairs adviser for the Senate of Canada in 2008 and later worked for various senators.

Today, she is the co-founder of Pretty and Smart Co., a lifestyle website for women that covers topics of blogging, productivity, personal finances and shopping.