'A privilege': Poilievre sweeps to Battle River-Crowfoot byelection victory
Kurek said he and his wife, Danielle, knew right away that the right thing to do was give up the seat. He said that Poilievre will be the next prime minister, but the path just won't be as straightforward as some thought it was going to be.
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'Let's be real here,' said Kurek. 'Conservatives in Battle River-Crowfoot and from across the country were hoping, praying and working for change in that recent election. And the result was a little bit heartbreaking. But I want to tell you something. Some things happen for a reason, even if we don't fully understand what they reason is at that time.'
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Poilievre derided the Liberals for what he sees as a lack of action on the cost of living and the federal government's current goal to have electric vehicles make up 20 per cent of all cars, SUVs and trucks sold in 2026. He jokingly asked his audience if anyone had driven to his victory party in an electric vehicle.
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'This is a direct attack on rural life, and on the cost of living in Canada,' said Poilievre. 'It will wipe out the auto sector in Canada.'
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But those were outliers in a speech where Poilievre tried to show off his humility and his wish to be cooperative in parliament. He even welcomed the Liberals to 'steal' any part of the Conservative platform that they'd like, including a Tory pledge to strengthen Canada's economy by speeding up approval for pipelines and liquid natural gas plants.
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'Conservatives will fight to put Canada first, and we will work with anyone, with any party,' he said. 'We continue to extend our hand to Mr. Carney and say that we want to work with any party to put an end to the tariffs and get a fair deal for Canada.'
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Critchley, who ran a distant second, said she heard anger at the doors about the byelection being called in the first place.
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'We just had an election. Why are we spending another $2 million on this? We picked the guy we liked. But this other guy, he couldn't accept the L, so he's going to waste us all more money and make us jump through hoops for his ego.'
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Critchley said she will run again as an independent in 2026, because she expects there will be another byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot.
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And, she had this prediction for Poilievre post-byelection.
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