‘I’m Not Done yet’: Independent Battle River-Crowfoot Runner-up Talks Taking on Conservative Leader

‘I’m not done yet’: Independent Battle River-Crowfoot runner-up talks taking on Conservative leader

Battle River-Crowfoot byelection runner-up Bonnie Critchley sits down with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins to discuss running against Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, her future in politics and more.

Was Battle River-Crowfoot the last hurrah for the long ballot protest?

Electoral reform advocates known as the Longest Ballot Committee helped field the largest number of candidates in Canadian history for Monday’s byelection. But politicians are starting to look at ways to crack down on such protests.

Poilievre to return to Parliament following Battle River-Crowfoot by-election win

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre won a landslide victory in the Battle River-Crowfoot by-election on Monday.  The by-election, which was called after former Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek resigned from the House of Commons back in June, saw a record-breaking number of 200-plus candidates. Only seven candidates were affiliated with traditional political parties.  Poilievre ran in the by-election following the loss of his Ottawa-a…

Poilievre voted in as new MP for Battle River-Crowfoot - The Lamont Leader

Pierre Poilievre has regained a seat back into the House of Commons with a decisive by-election victory on Monday, August 18. The Conservative Party of Canada Leader won the riding with 80.4 per cent of the total vote in Battle River-Crowfoot. Some political pundits questioned if Poilievre would see a noticeable erosion in a region that is historically a conservative stronghold due to locals having an inflated list of candidates to choose from. …

Rob Shaw: Longest ballot in Canadian history proves a point but not the one protesters intended

Protest candidates tried to bury federal Conservative leader under a 214-name ballot. He still cruised to victory and is now pushing to rewrite election law.