Ford salutes Poilievre's leadership result, but says 'you don't win elections at conventions' | CBC News

"Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may have secured the overwhelming support of his party in a recent leadership vote, but cautioned that elections are not won on the convention room floor. Poilievre secured 87 per cent of the delegates in Calgary last month at the party's convention, pulling in more than what former prime minister Stephen Harper achieved at his own leadership review back in 2005."

""You don't win elections at conventions. You win elections across the country, so let's see what happens if the prime minister decides to call an election," Ford said on Tuesday. Ford and Poilievre's strained relationship burst into the open during the last federal election when the premier said he wouldn't publicly support any of the federal Conservative candidates running in Ontario."

"During the last federal election campaign, Ford's former campaign manager Kory Teneycke also accused Poilievre's team of "campaign malpractice" for failing to adapt to the threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump. When asked about Teneycke'sremarks at the time, Ford said "the truth hurts." Despite recent efforts to help bring the two leaders together, the premier, who has won three consecutive majority governments in Ontario, said he hasn't offered Poilievre any political advice."

Pierre Poilievre secured 87 per cent of delegates at the Calgary convention, exceeding Stephen Harper's 2005 leadership review result. Doug Ford cautioned that elections are not won on convention floors and stressed that victories must be earned across the country. The Ford–Poilievre relationship remains strained after Ford declined to publicly support federal Conservative candidates in Ontario during the last federal campaign. Ford confirmed a conversation with Prime Minister Mark Carney about a potential early election but refused to divulge details. Former campaign manager Kory Teneycke accused Poilievre's team of "campaign malpractice." Ford has not offered Poilievre political advice.

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