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Poilievre Faces Opposition Despite Conservative Support

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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre faces a tough road ahead after brutal byelection losses, with polls showing a decline in support and a drift towards Prime Minister Mark Carney. Despite low morale, Poilievres supporters point to his leadership review victory and party growth. Meanwhile, Carney is drawing inspiration from Poilievres policies, such as cutting excise taxes on gas and diesel, and is set to push forward with humility. Poilievre vows to fight on, aiming to lower living costs and regain ground.

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Poilievre Faces Opposition Despite Conservative Support

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Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Poilievre Faces Opposition Despite Conservative Support. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 15. From your city to your ears, this is Calgary News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Conservative MPs rallied behind leader Pierre Poliv this week, even after brutal losses in three bi-elections that handed Prime Minister Mark Karni, a majority government. Polover blew a 20-point lead in the last federal election and now faces three more years in opposition, with polls drifting lower as voters warm, to Karni's plans. Earlier this week, liberal swept seats in terribon near Montreal and two Toronto writings where conservative vote shares tanked down 15 points in one spot to just 3%. That's on top of four MPs defecting to the Liberals, boosting Karni's hold on power. MPs like Andrew Lawton and Andrew Shear say Poy Leavers the man for the job, pointing to his landslide leadership review in January and historic. Party growth. Morales low with no real push to boot him yet, but sources whisper he needs pole gains to last until the 2029 election. Meanwhile, Karni's copying

1:06Poy Leavers playbook, dropping excise taxes on gas and diesel amid energy jitters from Iran, plus earlier cuts to carbon, and home GST taxes, conservative MP Adam Chambers Grins that they're still inspiring the PM's office with fresh ideas. Across the hill, Liberals partied with their new MPs, Dolly, Begum, Daniel Martin and Tatiana Auguste, cheered by the caucus as Karni vows to push, forward with humility. Poy Leavers vowing to fight on, lowering living costs to claw back ground.

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