Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

In place of Jenni Byrne, Conservative Fund chair Rob Staley represented Pierre Poilievre at the June 14 quarterly meeting, say Conservative sources.

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 17, 2025

Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national council meetings since 2022, but her absence from the June 14 quarterly meeting in Ottawa—the first since election—ha...

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