Carney clinches slim majority in byelections, but ‘lacklustre’ Conservative showing makes time ripe to ‘hunt’ floor crossers, say politicos

The Hill Times: Even though the Conservatives were not expected to win any of the three seats, they were expected to “show up,” said Marci Surkes, head of policy in the PMO prior to her exit in January 2022.

“The Conservative Party’s results were really quite lacklustre, and [Leader Pierre] Poilievre and his team really have to be asking themselves some hard questions right now in terms of how their vote share dropped as significantly as it has in the one year since the general election,” she said…