Pierre Poilievre chosen as new Conservative Party of Canada leader on 1st ballot
Pierre Poilievre, one of the first members of Parliament elected under the Conservative party’s banner, won the leadership race Saturday night.
Poilievre also earned widespread support across the country, being the first choice for Conservative party voters in nearly every riding. Poilievre, first elected as a member of Parliament at the age of 25, campaigned for the top job on the central rallying cry of “freedom” and embraced those who opposed getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
Earlier in the evening, former leader Erin O’Toole appeared by video to deliver thanks and emphasized to the crowd the importance of unity in the party. He said he was honoured to lead, but for “too short” of a time.Conservative leadership frontrunner Poilievre brings ‘fight for freedom’ to Vancouver Island
Poilievre, who is now 43 years old, was first elected in 2004 as one the youngest MPs in the House of Commons. He represents the Ottawa-area riding now called Carleton. In 2013, Poilievre was appointed to serve as democratic reform minister. In that government’s dying days of 2015 before it fell to the Liberals, he briefly served as employment minister.
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