{"id":94255,"date":"2025-06-30T15:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=94255"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:56:08","slug":"alberta-byelection-called-for-aug-18-giving-poilievre-path-back-to-house-of-commons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/alberta-byelection-called-for-aug-18-giving-poilievre-path-back-to-house-of-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path back to House of Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Ritchie Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons \u2014 but the rural Alberta riding he&#8217;s hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangerous territory for the Conservative leader. Damien Kurek resigned his seat in Battle River\u2014Crowfoot earlier this month after winning more than 82 per cent support in the April 28 election. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set Aug. 18 as the date for the byelection to choose Kurek&#8217;s replacement. In an emailed statement, Poilievre said it would be an &#8220;honour&#8221; to represent the riding and he plans to continue &#8220;fighting for oil and gas, low taxes, free enterprise, a strong defence and respect for the West.&#8221; &#8220;The farmers, energy workers and soldiers&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F06%2F30%2Falberta-byelection-called-for-aug-18-giving-poilievre-path-back-to-house-of-commons%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Ritchie Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons \u2014 but the rural Alberta riding he&#8217;s hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangerous territory for the Conservative leader. Damien Kurek resigned his seat in Battle River\u2014Crowfoot earlier this month after winning more than 82 per cent support in the April 28 election. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set Aug. 18 as the date for the byelection to choose Kurek&#8217;s replacement. In an emailed statement, Poilievre said it would be an &#8220;honour&#8221; to represent the riding and he plans to continue &#8220;fighting for oil and gas, low taxes, free enterprise, a strong defence and respect for the West.&#8221; &#8220;The farmers, energy workers and soldiers... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F06%2F30%2Falberta-byelection-called-for-aug-18-giving-poilievre-path-back-to-house-of-commons%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path back to House of Commons - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/alberta-byelection-called-for-aug-18-giving-poilievre-path-back-to-house-of-commons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path back to House of Commons - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Sarah Ritchie Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons \u2014 but the rural Alberta riding he&#8217;s hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangerous territory for the Conservative leader. 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