Why Poilievre's 87% Leadership Confidence Vote Isn't the Victory It Seems for Conservatives

Canadian news media reacted to Pierre Poilievre securing 87.4% of the Conservative delegations confidence in last weekend’s leadership review like it was a resounding endorsement, but was it? And does that ultimately matter when the rest of Canada doesn’t like him? Plus, Pierre Poilievre seems to have borrowed a few strategies from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal politics messaging playbook.Tune into Episode 363 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for daily politics news updates.This Canada politics news update was recorded on February 1, 2026.Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work. THANK YOU!Become a YouTube member for weekly public and private livestreams, and to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, THE WAY I SEE IT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.socialSubStack: https://billkelly.substack.com/*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents.WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/iopxQrbH2jYFURTHER READINGPierre Poilievre sails through leadership review as Conservatives deliver a strong endorsementhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-poilievre-leadership-review-9.7069573Conservative leadership vote 2026 results: Poilievre easily passes leadership test, receives 87.4 per cent supporthttps://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/pierre-poilievre-leadership-review/article_17af79ff-8be5-480a-b7ae-c3bfda459833.htmlBig Party Names Turned Their Backs on Pierre Poilievre Before Conservative Leadership Review Todayhttps://youtu.be/4VahVvaDu3E?si=gOGXKdR61d1T6qSVCanadians React to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Leadership Review, Alberta Separation | Live Newshttps://www.youtube.com/live/3RMccI6Gw7A?si=omEE9e2ZjpJEF0x0Mark Carney Towers Over Pierre Poilievre in New Polls, the Same Gap He Once Held Over Trudeauhttps://youtu.be/Om4gGY_upcg?si=TZaNYB57pUQMaiN0 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe