Now that Pierre Poilievre has won a byelection to return to the House of Commons, will he maintain his libertarian-flavoured populism of the last few years? Or will he pivot to broaden his base?

Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre reclaims his parliament seat in Alberta, winning over 80% of the vote.

Pierre Poilievre is considered the favourite to win today’s byelection, which experts deem “one of the safest Conservative seats in all of Canada.”

Damien Kurek, who gave up his seat in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot so that party leader Pierre Poilievre could run in a byelection, says he intends to be back on the ballot during the next general election.

No one should be even mildly surprised by the federal Opposition leader’s easy by-election win in Battle River-Crowfoot.

Pierre Poilievre is touting his by-election win in Alberta this week as a sign of political resilience, saying he will go on to hold the government accountable on such issues as crime, the economy and its commitment to electric-vehicle mandates.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre easily won Monday’s Battle River-Crowfoot byelection but now faces a much tougher task — gaining ground in the polls against Primer Minister Mark Carney. Poilievre won the rural east-central Alberta riding with 80.

Canada’s Conservative leader has a second shot at becoming prime minister, but there are roadblocks in his way.