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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review is the headline event of the party’s Calgary convention, but delegates will also spend hours debating and voting on additions or modifications to the party’s official policy handbook, as well as its constitution.
Delegates at the Conservative Party's national convention in Calgary voted overwhelmingly Saturday to enact a "stand your ground"-style law to allow someone to protect themselves with lethal force against an intruder in their home.
Pierre Poilievre secured 87.4 per cent support in a leadership review at the Conservative convention in Calgary on Friday. MPs Andrew Scheer and Kevin Waugh said the vote unifies the party.
Though Mr. Poilievre’s victory was presumed, both delegates and observers to the convention interpreted his 87.4-per-cent vote as a sign the party has moved past the sting of losing the last election. “He’s a very popular leader and I still believe he’s the best to lead us,” said Alberta delegate Justin Vung.
Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre secured a return to parliament after winning more than 80 percent support in a by-election held in a heavily right-wing district, official results showed Tuesday. The result, four months after Poilievre ...