18 Aug 2025: Poilievre/By-election in Battle River–Crowfoot (AB)

[PrairieFella]

So I’ll pose it to you directly: What, specifically, do you think Parliament should be legislating right now? Not what the executive branch ought to be doing, but actual laws that need to be urgently passed on top of C-5 to foster economic growth and resilience? Because that’s what Parliament does. Most of the heavy lifting isn’t them.

I too would like to see this answered. Easy to complain, not easy to critique.

 

[daftandbarmy]

He made the grade... as if it was in doubt

Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons

Kurek stepped down shortly after the spring election to make way for his party's leader, Poilievre, to run for a seat.

toronto.citynews.ca

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

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[Quirky]

He made the grade... as if it was in doubt

Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons

Kurek stepped down shortly after the spring election to make way for his party's leader, Poilievre, to run for a seat.

toronto.citynews.ca

PP lives rent free in the heads of Canadian media. So much for the last 4 months of media hatchet pieces saying it was going to be close or he might lose, voters in the area hated Poilievre, he can’t connect with voters. Poilievre is basically the story of media endlessly claiming he isn’t likable, and yet everyone votes for him behind the scenes.

 

[The Bread Guy]

PP lives rent free in the heads of Canadian media. So much for the last 4 months of media hatchet pieces saying it was going to be close or he might lose, voters in the area hated Poilievre, he can’t connect with voters. Poilievre is basically the story of media endlessly claiming he isn’t likable, and yet everyone votes for him behind the scenes.

But not enough (yet) to make him PM ...

Congrats to PP & Co. - now let's see what his playbook looks like back in the House.

 

[brihard]

PP lives rent free in the heads of Canadian media. So much for the last 4 months of media hatchet pieces saying it was going to be close or he might lose, voters in the area hated Poilievre, he can’t connect with voters. Poilievre is basically the story of media endlessly claiming he isn’t likable, and yet everyone votes for him behind the scenes.

What media was saying it would be close or he was going to lose? I don’t recall reading that from anyone remotely credible; some examples would be useful. A decisive Poilievre victory seems to be what everyone expected, there was just uncertainty about how commanding the margin would be.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

PP lives rent free in the heads of Canadian media. So much for the last 4 months of media hatchet pieces saying it was going to be close or he might lose, voters in the area hated Poilievre, he can’t connect with voters. Poilievre is basically the story of media endlessly claiming he isn’t likable, and yet everyone votes for him behind the scenes.

The result is about what I expected and the margin of victory is close to where I thought it would be.

I also don’t know what (credible) media thought he was going to lose.

 

[Quirky]

But not enough (yet) to make him PM ...

No, Canadians haven't learned their lesson, yet, from the last 10 years. Things need to get worse before they get better.

 

[The Bread Guy]

No, Canadians haven't learned their lesson, yet, …

We’ll see if PP & Co. have learned theirs this time around, too.

 

[Blackadder1916]

No, Canadians Conservatives haven't learned their lesson, yet, from the last 10 years. Things need to get worse before they their messaging needs to get better.

FTFY

Let's see how he makes out between now and January's convention.