Why Is There No Contender Vying for Poilievre’s Job?

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill for a meeting of the Conservative caucus following the federal election, in Ottawa on May 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

News Analysis

The dust has begun to settle after the Conservatives lost a fourth consecutive election and there’s been no notable effort to stir things up again, with no widespread or open criticism of leader Pierre Poilievre emerging so far.