CBC » Poilievre had won the area seven times in a row going back to his first win in 2004. While official results are not available, the preliminary results suggest Fanjoy won by about 3,800 votes, getting just over 50 per cent support.
“We’ve focused on the work that we had to do all along and believ[ing] that if we did the work, if we met enough people and spread a positive message, that the numbers would take care of themselves,” Fanjoy said on CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning on Tuesday.
Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals (CBC)
How Bruce Fanjoy (somehow) beat Pierre Poilievre in Carleton (Ottawa Citizen)
He went door-to-door promising to be more available in the riding to constituents. He said he’d help farmers and businesses cut energy costs by deploying some of the same technology he used to build his eco-friendly Manotick home that consumes up to 90 per cent less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings. He spoke to locals who feared Conservatives would trim the size of public service.
He also ran on defeating Poilievre and protecting Canadian sovereignty amidst the tariff war with Trump.
