#conservative-leadership

#conservative-leadership

The by-election, however, was only the first-and easiest-step on Poilievre's long road to political recovery. Pre-election polls last winter showed that while he remained a polarizing figure in Canadian politics, he nevertheless enjoyed overwhelming backing from Conservative voters. But after losing the 2025 general election to Mark Carney's Liberals-along with his own long-held seat in Carleton-Poilievre may now face his harshest critics from his own side of the aisle, and from what once seemed like an unshakable base.