Conservative Party members will decide Pierre Poilievre's future as leader in a January leadership review. This follows the party's failure to win the federal election.The party's national council chose Calgary for the vote during a Saturday meeting, according to the Globe and Mail.While some members suggested holding the review in March, Poilievre preferred an earlier vote. No exact date is set, but the party aims for the last week of January. Members will vote on whether Poilievre should continue leading the Conservatives..The party's national council selected Calgary to host the vote during a meeting Saturday. Globe and Mail did not identify the sources as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.This review comes despite the Conservatives gaining more seats and a larger share of the popular vote on April 28 compared to the previous Parliament. However, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister, led his party to a fourth-term minority government victory.Throughout 2024, Poilievre's Conservatives held a strong position in polls, often showing a double digit lead over the Liberals. This advantage was linked to Poilievre's economic focus and discontent with former prime minister Trudeau..The political landscape shifted significantly after President Donald Trump's election last November. Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and mused about the country becoming the fifty-first state. Liberal support began rising as Canadians considered who could best oppose Trump. Trudeau subsequently resigned, Carney took over, dissolved Parliament, and called the early election.The party's constitution requires that at the first convention after an election the party loses, delegates vote by secret ballot on whether to start a leadership selection process, provided the leader has not resigned. Poilievre also lost his own seat in the federal election and is expected to run in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot. .Carney said he would call a by-election as soon as possible.While the Conservatives have now lost four consecutive elections, this marks their first leadership review since 2004. In 2004, Stephen Harper easily won that vote and later led the party to victory in 2006, 2008, and 2011. His successors, Andrew Scheer and Erin O'Toole, resigned before facing membership reviews after the 2019 and 2021 defeats.Internally, some Conservatives blame the collapse of NDP support for their latest loss. Others said the campaign failed to adjust when the major issues changed.
