17 h. ago Terry Newman: Pierre Poilievre won the right to stay on as leader

He changed the policy conversation for the better, and no opposition leader could have won in Trump-dominated election

Politics

22 h. ago Poilievre built a new Conservative party. He’ll need to build another: Full Comment podcast

The big election surprise was that the Conservatives can do so well and still lose. Leader Pierre Poilievre created a new Tory coalition, sweeping up working-class NDPers and anti-establishment People’s party voters, as Brian Lilley discusses with Tasha Kheiriddin and Stuart Thomson from Postmedia’s Political Hack newsletter. But Poilievre now needs even more to beat […]

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44 h. ago Conservatives need ‘fine tuning,’ not overhaul after election loss: MacKay

Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay isn't pointing the finger at Pierre Poilievre for the party's election loss, but he does think members of his team need to go.

Politics

47 h. ago Letters, May 4: Excitement about Pierre Poilievre in Alberta riding

Should the Alberta NDP split from the fed party? Vote in our daily poll! I have lived in the riding of Battle River—Crowfoot since 1998, when my wife and I moved from Grande Prairie. Kevin Sorenson, who is a personal friend of mine, was the MP for the Conservatives. Around 2019, when Kevin Sorenson retired, […]

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2 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Pierre Poilievre in strong position, despite Conservative infighting

Pierre Poilievre was far from faultless in losing his own Carleton seat in the Ottawa suburbs — a seat he had held for nearly 21 years, through six federal elections. Leaders can’t take their own seats for granted, or at least their local organizers can’t. They have to develop a sense for when there is […]

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3 d. ago Bad blood, perfect luck and campaign by ‘gut’: Inside the election that surprised everyone

Party insiders give National Post the behind-the-scenes story on what led to this week's election result that didn't turn out the way anyone expected

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3 d. ago Conservatives just need some ‘minor adjustments,’ Andrew Scheer says after election loss

Leader Pierre Poilievre enjoys a high level of support within caucus and the party more broadly

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3 d. ago Conservative MP will resign Alberta riding so Poilievre can run again

The resignation of Battle River-Crowfoot MP-elect Damien Kurek, who has held the seat since 2019, will allow Poilievre to run in a future by-election.

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3 d. ago Geoff Russ: Pierre Poilievre will return to the House as leader, where he belongs

Conservative leader will seek a seat in rural Alberta

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3 d. ago Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to contest byelection in Alberta riding after losing Ottawa seat

MP-elect Damien Kurek announces he will step aside

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3 d. ago Pierre Poilievre to contest byelection in Alberta riding after Damien Kurek steps down

Federal Conservative leader lost long-held Ottawa-area seat in Monday's general election

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3 d. ago Alberta MP stepping aside to let Pierre Poilievre run for seat

Damien Kurek has held Battle River-Crowfoot since 2019

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3 d. ago Un député conservateur de l'Alberta démissionne pour céder sa place à Pierre Poilievre

Le Parti conservateur du Canada (PCC) en a fait l'annonce dans un communiqué vendredi.

Society

3 d. ago Alberta MP to resign his seat to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection

After his leader lost his seat in Monday night’s federal election, an Alberta MP is stepping aside to give Pierre Poilievre an opportunity to return to parliament. Damien Kurek, who won the Battle River—Crowfoot riding with a whopping 81.8 per cent of votes cast, announced Friday he would be resigning, which would allow Poilievre to […]

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3 d. ago Pierre Poilievre to run in Alberta byelection after MP offers to resign

"It is with humility and appreciation that I have accepted Damien Kurek's offer to resign his seat in Battle River—Crowfoot so that I can work to earn the support of citizens to serve them in Parliament," Poilievre said

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4 d. ago Riding Pierre Poilievre lost in had highest voter turnout in Ontario, data shows

Around 68.7 per cent of eligible Canadians cast a ballot for their party of choice, but those numbers fluctuated widely among ridings in Ontario.

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4 d. ago Poilievre wants to remain as leader. Some MPs back him, but party silent

Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader in his concession speech, but the Conservative Party has not responded on whether he has officially decided to stay.

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5 d. ago Terry Newman: On election night, CBC shamelessly cheered on Mark Carney

The commentary and physical mannerisms from panellists communicated distaste for a Conservative win

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5 d. ago Des députés conservateurs expriment leur appui à Pierre Poilievre

Le PCC n’a pas répondu mercredi à des questions visant à savoir s’il avait officiellement décidé de rester.

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5 d. ago Pierre Poilievre était rendu trop à droite pour Ottawa, croit celui qui l’a délogé

Le libéral Bruce Fanjoy est devenu lundi député de Carleton, la circonscription qu’occupait Poilievre depuis 2004.

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