Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre reclaims his parliament seat in Alberta, winning over 80% of the vote.

Now that Pierre Poilievre has won a byelection to return to the House of Commons, will he maintain his libertarian-flavoured populism of the last few years? Or will he pivot to broaden his base?

No one should be even mildly surprised by the federal Opposition leader’s easy by-election win in Battle River-Crowfoot.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre easily won Monday’s Battle River-Crowfoot byelection but now faces a much tougher task — gaining ground in the polls against Primer Minister Mark Carney. Poilievre won the rural east-central Alberta riding with 80.

One thing is for sure: with Pierre Poilievre officially back in the political ring, things in Ottawa aren’t likely to be boring.

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is returning to the House of Commons, having won his by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot. Poilievre took 80.4 per cent of the vote in a running against 213 other candidates.

Pierre Poilievre will soon return to the House of Commons after winning Monday’s by-election in an Alberta riding.

Canada’s Conservative leader has a second shot at becoming prime minister, but there are roadblocks in his way.