B.C. Conservatives’ post-mortem offers lessons for Poilievre—if he chooses to learn them

Pierre Poilievre still has time to right his ship, but he needs to take a deeper dive into Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s car crash if he wants to fare better than she did.

Former B.C. Conservative leader Kerri-Lynne Findlay, left, and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both achieved what appear to be fleeting short-term wins, writes Tim Powers.Screenshot courtesy of CBC and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

September 23, 2026

OTTAWA—Are there lessons for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in this past weekend’s implosion of the short-lived leadership of the British Columbia Conservative Party’s Kerry-Lynne Findlay?

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