Poilievre unveils fresh Conservative critic team amid leadership shake‐up
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 7:21 pm
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced a reshuffled shadow cabinet, favoring experience over new faces as he names key critics and House leadership figures ahead of parliamentary sessions. The move, blending political strategy with cautious innovation, has sparked both eyebrow raises and political quips.
Canada’s Conservatives spent years feeding the fantasy of Alberta separatism. Now they have to crush it
'You could almost run a straw bale in our riding under the Conservative flag and that would get elected'
Le chef conservateur Pierre Poilievre a nommé 73 députés à l’équipe de direction et aux postes de porte-parole de son parti en prévision de la rentrée parlementaire la semaine prochaine.
Only a handful of the newly-elected Conservative MPs were handed critic roles
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled his party’s leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week’s return to the House of Commons. He’s named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics. Most of them are returning…
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