Conservative MP Damien Kurek, who announced he would give up his seat so Party Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection, arrives for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on May 25, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Former Conservative MP Damien Kurek will run in his former riding of Battle River-Crowfoot in the next federal election, and Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre will run in a different riding, the party says.
“Both Damien Kurek and Pierre Poilievre have publicly confirmed that Mr. Kurek will seek the CPC nomination for Battle River—Crowfoot in the next general election,” Conservative Party spokesperson Sarah Fischer confirmed in an email to The Epoch Times.
