Strong start for Poilievre, but room remains for other serious leadership contenders, say strategists

‘There’s the potential for the [Conservative leadership race] to be very energizing,’ says Kate Harrison, vice-chair at Summa Strategies.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured speaking to media in the West Block on Dec. 1, 2021, is currently the only declared candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race and has wracked up more than two dozen caucus endorsements.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

February 23, 2022

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre may be off to a strong start, but strategists say there’s still plenty of time for other serious contenders to emerge in the party's upcoming leadership race, which will help define its path forward. Putting his name forward quickly was definitely a good move for ...

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