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How Pierre Poilievre’s Alberta byelection will impact the political agenda this fall | The Current
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22:47Now PlayingConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is anticipated to win today’s byelection in Alberta’s Battle River–Crowfoot riding, one of the safest Conservative seats in the country. But with more than 200 independent candidates on the ballot and separatist sentiment simmering in the province, analysts say the campaign offers clues to what to expect when Parliament returns this fall. We hear from former Conservative cabinet minister Monte Solberg and former Alberta NDP cabinet minister Shannon Phillips.
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