B.C. Conservative Candidate Tells Poilievre to 'Unite, Not Divide' After Stampede Jab
Pierre Poilievre’s caucus has lost five MPs since last year’s election, adding to pressure on the Conservative leader after recent internal tensions.
- On Thursday, B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott publicly criticized Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for mocking her campaign team, urging him to "unite, not divide."
- Poilievre has lost five MPs since last year's federal election, further shrinking his caucus; the latest departure is Quebec MP Richard Martel, selected by Prime Minister Mark Carney to join the Senate.
- During a Calgary Stampede event last weekend, Poilievre lashed out at "Liberal lobbyists from out east" while congratulating B.C. Conservative Party Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, a jab directed at Kory Teneycke, who managed Elliott's rival campaign.
- Martel's departure triggers a by-election for the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord riding, which the Tories held by just three percentage points, potentially allowing Carney to fortify his majority in Quebec.
- Ongoing internal friction and MP departures have fueled perceptions of weakness for the Conservative Party, with observers noting that communication struggles, such as Jamil Jivani's recent remarks, suggest the party is struggling to maintain discipline.
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Penticton Western News
West K NewsThe Turner Files: Conservatives Keep Telling Each Other to Stop Infighting. They Keep Not Listening
Caroline Elliott spent a few days in the backcountry and came back to find her name back in the fight. The former BC Conservative Party leadership contender posted a message on X responding to renewed commentary about her campaign, describing herself not as “a liberal lobbyist from out east” but as a lifelong federal Conservative voter who backed Pierre Poilievre for party leader and again at the ballot box. She called on Conservatives to set as…
Winnipeg Free Press
B.C. Conservative candidate tells Poilievre to 'unite, not divide' after Stampede jab
OTTAWA - The woman who narrowly lost the race to become B.C. Conservative leader is pushing back at Pierre Poilievre's recent jab about her campaign team.
B.C. Conservative claps back at Poilievre, says federal leader should 'unite not divide'
The runner-up in the recent B.C. Conservative leadership race urged Pierre Poilievre to avoid divisive comments after the federal Conservative leader took a dig at her campaign over the weekend.
Defeated B.C. Conservative leadership candidate tells Poilievre ‘its time to unite, not divide’ after ‘lobbyists’ remark
Defeated B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott is calling out federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over a remark he recently made about her campaign, imploring him to “unite, not divide” Canadian Conservatives.
The Toronto Star
Poilievre faces renewed scrutiny over party management after clash with B.C. Conservative
A defeated B.C. Conservative leadership candidate accused the federal leader of putting personal grievances ahead of the public interest.
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