Canada opposition leader Poilievre wins seat, to take on Carney over tariffs


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  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2025

Canada's federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre takes the podium after winning a by-election in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding, after he lost his long-held Ottawa constituency in the general election, in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

OTTAWA (Reuters) -The leader of Canada's official opposition Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, secured a return to Parliament and a chance to grill Prime Minister Mark Carney, staging a comeback after unexpectedly losing his seat in an April election.

Poilievre won 80.4% of the vote in a special election on Monday in the parliamentary constituency of Battle River-Crowfoot in the province of Alberta, a Conservative stronghold.

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