'Canada is not broken': Conservative MPs react after caucus meeting

"We're going to defeat this government in the future and we're going to bring home a bright future for the country," said Poilievre after the Conservative caucus meeting in Ottawa on Monday.

Days after a historic federal election, the atmosphere on Parliament Hill is charged with speculation and strategy. The Conservative Party has celebrated major gains—over 20 new seats and its best popular vote result since 1988—but the stunning defeat of party leader Pierre Poilievre is dominating headlines.

Poilievre lost his riding to Liberal newcomer Bruce Fanjoy in a razor-thin race, a result many are scrambling to explain. Was it due to riding redistributions, one of the longest ballots with 91 candidates, or a growing “Donald Trump effect” in Canadian politics?

Despite the setback, Conservative MPs are rallying behind their leader. Alberta MP Damien Kurek has offered to vacate his Battle River–Crowfoot seat to pave the way for Poilievre’s return to Parliament. Meanwhile, newly elected Prime Minister and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney assured, “no games, nothing, straight,” vowing to trigger a by-election promptly.

As the party shifts into gear under interim leader Andrew Scheer, MPs are voicing a unified message of resolve. “We need to fight to lower taxes, to increase individual liberty and freedom, and allow every region to develop the industries that employ so many people,” Scheer said.

Scott Aitchison, MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka, emphasized accountability: “That's our job as the opposition—to make sure that the government is held to account and that they're addressing the issues that matter to Canadians, no matter where they live.”

Alberta’s Michael Cooper insisted, “Canada is not broken,” while Jasraj Singh Hallan highlighted the momentum under Poilievre: “We gained so many seats in unexpected places… Alberta is almost completely blue.”

At the end of the day, Pierre Poilievre, accompanied by his wife Anaida Poilievre, exited the West Block and crossed the street to attend another event. While walking, Poilievre delivered a message to Canadians: “We have to unite and move forward. We've got a bright future. We're going to defeat this government in the future, and we're going to bring home a bright future for the country.”

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Alexandra Lavoie

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Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.

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  • Andrea McGurran
    commented 2025-05-08 20:06:31 -0400
    Correction: NOT: Canada deceives people into coming to Canada under false pretenses of good opportunities, equal rights, multiculturalism, etc., and it’s own citizens, – BUT: Canada deceives people into coming to Canada under false pretenses of good opportunities, equal rights, multiculturalism, etc., and even deceives it’s own citizens, …
  • Andrea McGurran
    commented 2025-05-08 20:02:40 -0400
    Canada’s been broken since the 70s and it’s evil knows no bounds. Canada deceives people into coming to Canada under false pretenses of good opportunities, equal rights, multiculturalism, etc., and it’s own citizens, but it is all a big lie and always has been. I know because I was brought here as a young child, and what I and my family have suffered in the 40 years in Canada is akin to another Nazi Germany-style country. Nowhere else do so many people with far higher educational qualifications and far better and lengthier work experiences have to drive taxis, take low-paid jobs, jobs not even in their field, and suffer bullying, racism, and discrimination in every quarter of Canadian society. I’m sick and tired of having to placate abusive, power-hungry, demi-god, racist bullies, including doctors, teachers, cops, and more because they just don’t like people from my country. And it isn’t all about skin color, or a thick accent. It’s about a societal and systemic hatred towards Europeans, cultured or not, especially those born in England. Canadian citizenship is a three-tier disaster and abusive lie. My kids were born Canadians, but still they have to prove that. I stopped trying to find work in Canada where I had to constantly prove that I had bucket-loads of Canadian experience or fit in with the culture of the businesses. When Canadian police lied to get into my son’s home on a fake welfare check, then beat him up and broke his teeth, and no one cared and he will have to suffer terrible pain because there’s no proper dental or medical coverage in Canada worth talking about, I know that Canada is no more. I don’t want to use the word hate, but it comes to mind. Not all Canadians are bad, but most of those I have met are, and I didn’t come from a lowly working-class background. The good Canadians just suck up the troubles and pretend that everything is okay, but inside they are also sick and tired of Canada. It’s hard to live in a country where they make you poor, keep you poor, and then if you become homeless, they punish you for being homeless and poor. That’s not normal. It’s sick! So, maybe Poilievre can explain to me why much of Canada has only low-paid, blue-collar jobs, most of which are either temporary or part-time. I didn’t study hard to get my qualifications in Canada and abroad to be held back deliberately. Bad news Canada… I’m not your fake stereotype of an ignorant hick European. I saw it written recently by a spiteful woman about herself and some Canadians, that ‘we are nice until we are not’. I don’t do ‘nice’. I prefer kindness, respect, and consideration for others. However, like most Europeans, ‘I tolerate until I don’t’, and ‘I am quiet until I act’. And act I will because I know enough good Canadians who never deserved how they are treated or the garbage we’ve been fed about Canada. Canada is broken and it’s unfixable.
  • Robert Pariseau
    commented 2025-05-07 22:04:36 -0400
    As long as they’re unwilling to play dirty.
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-05-07 21:40:13 -0400
    Never believe Andrew Scheer. That’s sheer stupidity. He ruined the CPC and gave Trudeau and his goons a second term. Poilievre could have been more bold but the Liberals outsmarted him by using Trump as the election issue. Were I in Poilievre’s position, I’d say that we’ll negotiate from a position of strength with the U.S. president. Instead, he called his tariffs unwarranted attacks. And how many more times will those Conservatives let us down?
  • Robert Pariseau
    commented 2025-05-07 21:21:30 -0400
    A moderate campaign team that works within the limitations of the system that is in place right now (namely, conventional retail politics) will guarantee the success of the campaign. Also a good idea that the team leader is a man.

    Instead of campaigning with an eye to the future, focus mainly on the present. Go into the urban metropolitan parts, not the northern boonies. Don’t worry about anyone that’s under 40 years old, unless they are renters or tenants. Avoid any talk about home ownership. Go to a local rink, suit up in a jersey and skates, and bring some Tims and Molson to practice. Make the rounds on mainstream media, especially on the CBC (still the diamond standard of the Boomers). Maintain spending without cutting anything (translation, do not piss off the Boomers). And most important of all, you do not need to go westward of Windsor Ontario.

    Know your limit, work within it.