NEARLY a year after a defeat in parliamentary elections, the Canadian Conservatives elected a new leader on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), choosing right-wing Pierre Poilievre to lead the opposition to Premier Justin Trudeau.
Poilievre won 68 percent of about 400,000 votes cast by party members in the first round, putting him well ahead of his main competitor, centrist former Quebec premier Jean Charest, with 16.07 percent.
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