Bound to Alberta? Poilievre has yet to commit to reclaiming Carleton next election

Strategist Laura Kurkimaki says running in an Alberta riding is a 'natural fit' for the Calgary-born Conservative leader.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, with his wife, Anaida. Conservative strategists say time is on Poilievre’s side to determine what’s next and where he’ll stand in the next election. Photograph courtesy of X

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BY STUART BENSON

August 27, 2025

With the Conservative leader’s return to Parliament secured, Pierre Poilievre seems to be in no hurry to say whether he plans to return to his former Ottawa-area riding and reclaim it from the Liberals. But with the next general election potentially years away, Conservativ...

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