Pierre Poilievre retained as leader of Canada’s Conservatives

Members of Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly on Friday, Jan. 31, 2026, at a party convention in Calgary, Alberta, to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader, party results showed. Eighty-seven percent of the more than 2,500 Conservatives at the convention voted to retain Mr.

Poilievre, according to results released early Saturday. He needed only a simple majority, and the result is expected to solidify his control over the party; his allies staged the vote in Alberta and recruited staunch supporters to ensure a convincing win. In a speech before the vote, Mr.

Poilievre repeated many themes from his 2025 campaign, invoking “cancel culture” and “identity politics,” and focusing on crime and the cost of living. He said, “You told us to ignore the voices who keep telling us to abandon our conservative principles.” He did not mention President Trump, to whom he has often been compared; the article says Mr.

Trump is deeply unpopular in Canada but is supported by parts of the Conservative base. The vote follows a general election loss last year to the Liberals, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party, in April, and came after a period in which Mr. Poilievre’s poll numbers lagged. Polls cited in the coverage indicate nearly 60 percent of voters view Mr.

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