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‘We want a nation with no more hyphens, no more group labels,’ Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said during his Jan. 30 convention keynote address. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

February 4, 2026

CALGARY—On Jan. 30, the Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader for the next election. Poilievre was supported by 87.4 per cent of the delegates who voted. His 48-minute speech sounded like Florida governor Ron DeSantis. It also rei...

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