Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 campaign, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 16, 2025

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates from this year's election to get their feedback and to gauge the level of support for him within rank-and-file party members ahead of the mandatory leadership review, say Conservatives.

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