"C onservative Party members from across the country are gathering today in downtown Calgary for the federal party's convention, set to run through the weekend. They'll cast non-binding votes on a variety of policies and conduct a mandatory leadership review. But their real task will be to demonstrate that the party is both unified and gaining momentum, even after a federal campaign this past April in which the Conservatives lost their grip on a twenty-four-point lead."
"Trump's shadow continues to loom over the party. An EKOS poll, in late October, found Conservative vote-intenders almost perfectly divided on Trump's job performance, with 49 percent approving of it, and 51 percent disapproving. Among Liberal, New Democratic, Green, and Bloc Québécois voters, disapproval was near universal. That split among Conservatives captures Poilievre's central dilemma heading into the convention. He cannot loudly embrace Trump-style populism without shrinking the party's appeal to the country he hopes to govern."
Conservative Party members are meeting in Calgary for a federal convention that includes non-binding policy votes and a mandatory leadership review. The party seeks to display unity and momentum after losing a large early lead in April and after leader Pierre Poilievre lost his riding, allowing Liberals to form a minority government. Many Conservatives attribute the electoral reversal to Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency, and Conservative supporters are deeply split over Trump. Poilievre faces a dilemma between embracing Trump-style populism and maintaining nationwide electability. The leadership review is expected to favor Poilievre because delegates are committed party volunteers, not average members.
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