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Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
Conservatives seek influence in Parliament by targeting affordability issues and proposing crime amendments while polling shows them close behind Liberals at 35.2%, pollster Nik Nanos said.
- Momentum from the Calgary convention has given the Conservatives an opening as MPs return Monday to Parliament Hill, Ottawa, for the winter session.
- After the leadership review, Conservative leader Poilievre received 87.4 per cent delegate support, and Galbraith said `But to have such, I think, a resounding endorsement from the party was very good for him and shows the unity there`.
- Pollster Nik Nanos warned that vote distribution and Mark Carney's stronger personal brand remain obstacles despite polling showing the Conservatives at 35.2 per cent versus the Liberals' 39.2 per cent.
- The Conservatives plan to let the GST top-up pass while signaling they will pick spots to obstruct the Liberal agenda in coming months, Poilievre said.
- Looking to the coming months, analysts say the Conservatives may pursue tactical cooperation following the NDP's loss of official status and recent floor crossings, as Nanos noted.
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Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to one-up Prime Minster Mark Carney and the Liberals.
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