Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to be a strong voice for Western Canada in the House of Commons, especially for Alberta.
Fresh off of door-to-door canvassing in the rural Albertan riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre hosted a sold-out barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary on July 5, where he addressed a tent packed with several hundred party supporters.
The Conservative leader is working to reclaim his position in the House of Commons following his recent election loss in the Ottawa-area riding he had previously held for more than 20 years. In his remarks on July 5, Poilievre praised former Conservative MP Damien Kurek, who stepped down after securing a large majority in Battle River-Crowfoot, so the party leader could run in a byelection to regain his position in Parliament. He described Kurek as someone who upholds the values of Alberta by putting the needs of the country before his own….