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But like many around here say, legal =/= right
Admittedly, it IS in the eye of the political beholder, though.
18 Aug 2025: Poilievre/By-election in Battle River–Crowfoot (AB)
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Admittedly, it IS in the eye of the political beholder, though.
Altair
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I think the NDP being as broke as can be will give PMMC even more time than that.
Oh I think so too. Very good chance this minority goes at least 3 years before the NDP see a diem to carpe. Meanwhile Poilievre will find some new noun to verb and will, I’m sure, issue lots of calls to resign and call an election. But the CPC already chased and caught that car and I’m confident they learned from their mistakes.
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Meh.
And he ain’t yours, but here you are.
You know what I do for a living and you know my age bracket. Why ask? What does it matter? Just curious.
Oh definitely. No way they’ll throw the same people and same approaches that already failed in the last parliament at this one. And I’m sure he’ll be much more present for his constituents in rural Alberta than he was for our riding that he actually lives in. If there’s anything that can be said about the modern CPC it’s that they learn from their mistakes and nimbly adapt.
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Even if he wins, is he not still subject to a leadership review in September?
Jan or Feb I think. And yes.
January. So far we haven’t seen any of the posturing by potential successors to suggest the party establishment intends to let it be seriously contested. Absolutely everything right now appears to point towards him being granted the mulligan.
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Actually I don't remember. I think you were/are air force? Assuming your older (50+?)
I have been following some interesting stats on the anti-Pierre/pro Carney crowd. I was listening to something this morning that inidicated Carney's base is very heavy 65+. Thats my curiousity. IF we discuss this further, we should break it out into a Liberal thread.
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Yup, you’re right. Though my family is prairie farming and oil and gas. I was the only kid below below grandparent-level to serve. My Aunt supported Joe Clark’s *campaign team for his political career and PC (small c) is the baseline family DNA, so my critique is the person’s actions (or lack thereof), not a differing of fundamental political views.
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OldSolduer
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I have two SILs who voted for JT. Nice hair.
Conservative here - not a card carrying one with a dash of liberalism tossed in.
That mostly appears to be his 2025 election platform bundled into a single proposal.
The provision regarding foreign acquisition of Canadian companies and resources is already what the Investment Canada Act does in the form of national security reviews.
The call for new energy infrastructure is laudable in general, but presents the same challenge we’ve discussed before; industry needs to actually come to the table with project proposals unless Parliament directly legislates a federal infrastructure project that the government will contract itself.
So, not much new here, but we’ll see how far his mulligan extends. The tacit admission that Carney will be PM for a while is an interesting bit of time in the CPC’s material on this.
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Back to Team Blue insider baseball, speaking on a podcast ....
... JB reportedly says she won't be running the next campaign.
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"Jenni Byrne stands by not pivoting Poilievre to Trump, but won't run next election campaign" (CBC)
In rare interview, Poilievre’s campaign chief says she regrets riding loss - National | Globalnews.ca
The Conservatives national campaign manager Jenni Byrne said in a podcast interview that she plans to focus on her consulting business and won't run the next campaign.
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Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says she won't run the next campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party will have a new campaign manager in the next federal election, now that Jenni Byrne says she's stepping back from the role she held this
Altair
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I figured Jenni Byrne had a very good ability to read the tea leaves, and realize that the presence, especially amongst disgruntled conservatives, would not be an asset to PP, especially as he approaches his leadership review.Back to Team Blue insider baseball, speaking on a podcast ....
... JB reportedly says she won't be running the next campaign.
In rare interview, Poilievre’s campaign chief says she regrets riding loss - National | Globalnews.ca
The Conservatives national campaign manager Jenni Byrne said in a podcast interview that she plans to focus on her consulting business and won't run the next campaign."Jenni Byrne stands by not pivoting Poilievre to Trump, but won't run next election campaign" (CBC)Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says she won't run the next campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party will have a new campaign manager in the next federal election, now that Jenni Byrne says she's stepping back from the role she held this
It's more disappointing that PP couldn't see that.
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She's certainly smart enough to read the tea leaves, but with some people, seeing it =/= taking it in + accepting it.
We'll see how much of a role, if any, she ends up having - be surprised if the party said zero contact to that much institutional/tactical experience, even if it meant less ... gatekeeper-ish work.
Less than a week out now. The Line platformed independent Bonnie Critchley for a half hour interview, it’s a good listen. It takes her a bit to warm up and loosen up- clearly she’s not yet super comfortable with interviews - but she speaks well on a number of issues.
www.alberta.readtheline.ca
I still expect Poilievre to win, but the margin of victory still remains to be seen. Critchley raises a compelling point of just what constituents are being asked to vote for given Poilievre has already signaled his intention not to run in that riding again.
I hope we see her continue in politics in some form after this.
Podcast: In Battle River-Crowfoot, an Alberta byelection takes on national significance
Rob Breakenridge and independent candidate Bonnie Critchley discuss the byelection campaign that Pierre Poilievre hopes will return him to Parliament.
www.alberta.readtheline.ca
I still expect Poilievre to win, but the margin of victory still remains to be seen. Critchley raises a compelling point of just what constituents are being asked to vote for given Poilievre has already signaled his intention not to run in that riding again.
I hope we see her continue in politics in some form after this.
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And in no surprise, Poilievre has the overwhelming lead at today's polls.
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The fact she got that many votes is frankly shocking.And in no surprise, Poilievre has the overwhelming lead at today's polls.
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