Poilievre to undergo Conservative Party leadership review in January

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will face a mandatory leadership review in January, after the party failed to form government in the last federal election.

The Conservative Party's national council agreed on Saturday that the leadership review would take place in Calgary, according to CBC News sources.

The Globe and Mail first reported the story.

If a leader does not resign following an election loss, the party's constitution requires Conservative Party members to vote on whether that leader should stay on at its next national convention.

While the Conservative Party saw a boost in vote share under Poilievre with a breakthrough among new voting blocs, they failed to form government and he lost the Ottawa-area seat of Carleton — one he had held since 2004 — by more than 4,000 votes.

In May, Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek said he would step aside to allow Poilievre to run in the Alberta riding, which is considered one of the safest Conservative seats in the country.

Poilievre was set to lead the Conservatives to a historic majority government after the party enjoyed double-digit leads for more than 18 months in national polls over the Liberals and as former prime minister Justin Trudeau's popularity waned.

But the trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and Trudeau's resignation precipitated a reversal of fortunes for the Conservative Party, which won 144 seats in the recent federal election.