Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went after People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier while visiting Manitoba on June 2 as a federal byelection is set to be held in Portage-Lisgar later this month.
Bernier has registered as a candidate in the Manitoba riding for the June 19 byelection. The riding was previously held by former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen, who resigned her seat in February.
Bergen’s former campaign manager, Branden Leslie, is running to represent the riding for the Conservatives, who have won the riding with large margins in past elections. People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier leaves a protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Peterborough, Ont., on April 24, 2021. (The Canadian Press/Fred Thornhill) The Conservatives and the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) are competing to win the conservative vote in the byelection….