To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some senior Conservatives are considering moving the party’s convention to this fall instead of the spring 2026. And former two-term Calgary MP Devinder Shory says Poilievre should resign as party leader, call a leadership race, and seek a fresh mandate if he wants to lead the party in the next election.
“I know we’re going to be advancing the convention because we have to have that [leadership] vote,” said one senior Conservative. “It’s a matter of practicalities how soon can it be organized. I believe it would be September or October. Without that vote it’s hard, it’s going to distract everything.”
