Overview
- Pierre Poilievre secured 87.4% in the leadership review at the Calgary convention after striking a more measured tone in his keynote.
- Delegates approved a resolution to end DEI programs and restore a so‑called meritocracy with roughly 90% support.
- A motion to codify opposition to Bill C‑4, the federal conversion‑therapy ban, won about 52% of delegate votes but failed the party’s double‑majority rule across jurisdictions.
- Majorities in Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and the territories blocked the policy from becoming official.
- The split vote underscored tension between social conservative organizers pushing changes on LGBTQ2S+ issues and party voices warning against divisive policies.