OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has scheduled a byelection for Aug. 18 in the Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will be looking to regain a seat.
“The prime minister will be honouring his commitment of calling it quickly with ‘no games’ so that the byelection is complete well ahead of the House of Commons coming back in mid-September, rather than drawing it out in any way until December or January,” said a source familiar with the prime minster’s thinking, speaking on background because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
