Canada's Conservatives keep Poilievre as leader
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The day after Poilievre pledged to unite Canada before winning delegates’ 87.4 per cent endorsement, separatist sentiments surfaced on the convention floor — a “resurgence” the Conservative leader blamed on a decade of Liberal rule.
Pierre Poilievre won a ringing endorsement Friday night from Conservative party delegates in Calgary who gave his leadership a 87.4 per cent vote of confidence. The result came as no surprise to those gathered at the BMO Centre for the three-day Conservative convention, with the party saying the result will circumvent a leadership review.
OTTAWA — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes the stage at his party’s convention on Friday night, he will be facing two very different audiences.