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PIerre Poilievre leadership review Jan 30 2026

Conservatives stick with Poilievre

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Federal Conservatives decided to stay the course Friday evening.

Pierre Poilievre will remain leader of the party for now, following a leadership review in Calgary.

Poilievre received votes from 87.4 per cent of the delegates at the party’s convention, more than enough to continue as leader.

The review was required after the Conservatives lost the federal election in April.

The loss came after the party lost a 20-point lead in the polls following Justin Trudeau’s resignation and the rise of political rookie Mark Carney.

Poilievre lost the Ottawa-area seat he’d held for two decades and had to run in a byelection in Alberta just to hold on to his post as leader of the official opposition.

In a statement on behalf of the Liberals, three MPs said the Conservatives made the wrong choice.

“Yesterday, Conservatives doubled down on Pierre Poilievre and the divisive, American-style politics Canadians rejected last spring,” the statement from Corey Hogan, Taleeb Noormohamed and Rachel Bendayan.

“In Pierre Poilievre’s 20 years as a politician, he has delivered little for Canadians but empty slogans, reckless stunts and pandering to the far-right.”

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Harper Gives Support to Pollievre in CP Leader Race

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A former Canadian Prime Minister is giving his name in support of the front runner in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.

In a video statement, Stephen Harper detailed that Pierre Poilievre is the candidate whom he believes will win the next election for the Tories.

There are a total of five names in the race to be the leader of the current opposition party. The party election will be taking place this September.

Harper served Canada as the Prime Minister for the Conservative Party from 2006-2015.

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Conservative Leadership Race Will Have Six Contenders

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Six candidates will be on the ballot for this fall’s Conservative leadership race.

Conservative Party officials confirmed the list of verified candidates on Monday morning.

They include Scott Aitchison, Roman Baber, Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Pierre Poilievre.

Six others withdrew from the race or failed to qualify as candidates.

Candidates had until Friday to submit all endorsement signatures, the full registration fee, and the full compliance deposit.

Conservatives will vote for their next leader on Sept. 10. Members must be in good standing by June 3.

Candice Bergen is serving as interim leader after Erin O’Toole was removed as the leader in February.

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Poilievre Announces Bid For Tory Leadership

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Pierre Poilievre has become the first person to announce his intention to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.

In a video posted to Twitter, Poilievre made note of the high cost of living that Canadians are experiencing before declaring his bid to be the next prime minister.

“See, here’s the problem, Trudeau thinks he’s your boss. He’s got it backwards – You are the boss. That’s why I’m running for Prime Minister,” Poilievre said.

A Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Carleton, Poilievre was first elected in 2004 to the riding of Nepean-Carleton, which was re-established ahead of the 2015 federal election.

Under the Stephen Harper government, Poilievre served as Minister for Democratic Reform and Minister of Employment and Social Development.

Poilievre has used his current role as the party’s finance critic to frequently take aim at the record levels of inflation being recorded in Canada.

The 42-year-old is the first person to publicly announce his intention to run in the Tory leadership race since Erin O’Toole was ousted last week. Candice Bergen was voted in as the interim tory leader.

The announcement comes before the party has created an election committee, and thus no rules have been released.

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Candice Bergen Chosen As Interim Leader Of Conservatives

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The Conservative Party of Canada has a new interim leader.

Manitoba MP Candice Bergen takes over from Erin O’Toole, who was voted out in a ballot among party members yesterday.

Bergen has been an MP since 2008, and served as the Opposition House Leader for four years.

73 MPs voted against O’Toole as leader, while 45 were in favour of him staying in the role.

Bergen will stay on as the Conservatives face their third party leadership race since 2015.

In a goodbye video posted to Twitter, O’Toole said it has been an honour of a lifetime to lead the Conservatives over the past year.

The outgoing leader offered some parting thoughts after he officially submitted his regisnation.

“This country needs a Conservative party that is both an intellectual force and a governing force. Ideology without power is vanity. Seeking power without ideology is hubris,” said O’Toole.

He went on to say that the country is facing a “dire moment” of division, pointing to the ongoing protests in Ottawa.

“So my message to my party is the same I will give to the prime minister and members of Parliament on all sides of the House of Commons — audi alteram partem — hear the other side,” said O’Toole.

“Listen to all voices, not just the echoes from your own tribe. Realize that our country is divided and people are worried. Work together because how we as leaders act now will define the next generation.”

O’Toole plans to stay on as MP for his Ontario riding of Durham.

With files from Brad Perry.

O’Toole Wins Conservative Leadership Race

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Erin O’Toole has won the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The Ontario MP won on the third ballot during Sunday’s leadership convention in Ottawa.

“I want you to know from the start that I’m here to fight for you and your family,” said O’Toole during his acceptance speech early Monday.

O’Toole received 57.02 per cent of the vote on the third ballot compared to 42.98 per cent for Peter MacKay.

Derek Sloan was eliminated on the first ballot while Leslyn Lewis dropped off after the second ballot.

O’Toole thanked his leadership contenders, his campaign team, and the tens of thousands of Conservatives who voted for him.

“You put your faith in me to lead this historic party and I’m honoured and humbled. I promise you I will not let you down,” he said.

“Today, you have given me a clear mission to unite our party, to champion our Conservative principles, to show Canadians what we know so well: that Justin Trudeau and his team are failing our great country.”

The results were delayed by several hours after the machine used to open the ballot envelopes malfunctioned, damaging several thousand ballots. The final results were not announced until around 1 a.m. ET on Monday.

Outgoing leader Andrew Scheer addressed party members earlier in the evening. He urged Conservatives to come together and focus on the things which unite them.

“After tonight, let’s all rally behind the new leader and do everything we can to make sure that the next leader of the Conservative party becomes the next prime minister of this great country,” said Scheer.

With the leadership campaign now behind him, O’Toole said now is the time for the real work to begin.

“We could be into an election campaign as soon as this fall. But as more than 260,000 passionate Conservatives have already shown in this record-breaking leadership amidst a pandemic, the Conservative party will be ready for the next election and we will win the next election,” he said.

Nearly 175,000 of the almost 270,000 eligible party members cast a ballot in the leadership convention.