Conservative leadership in crisis: Poilievre under fire from within
May 1, 2025, 5:20 am
Amid a turbulent post-election period, questions swirl over Poilievre’s ability to unite the Conservatives. Party members and commentators are locked in a debate on whether his defeat in a key riding—and his subsequent handling of intra-party divisions—signals a need for reform or simply growing pains as the party grapples with internal fractures.
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.
Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday's election — the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding — simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention to what voters in Carleton were telling him.
Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday.
A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election — even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy.
As many debate the immediate future of the Conservative Party, including whether Poilievre should remain at its helm, Conservatives confront a more existential threat: can the party avoid fracture?
Should the Conservatives stick with their defeated leader, they could forgo a brutal struggle of a leadership contest that would exacerbate the ideological rift within the party.
Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday’s election — the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding — simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention to what voters in Carleton were telling him. Sitting outside at a café in Manotick, Ont., on…
One Conservative MP said the party needs to 'heal whatever relationships we have to heal'
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