The Military Vet Who Could End Poilievre’s Political Career
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:25 amThe Military Vet Who Could End Poilievre’s Political Career
Michael Harris - July 28, 2025 - The Tyee
Her fight is daunting, but indie candidate Bonnie Critchley isn’t one to back down.
EXCERPT: "One of the main reasons she was first out of the blocks to take on Poilievre is how he came to run in the riding. After losing his long-held seat in Ontario’s Carleton riding, he apparently decided to run in Critchley’s backyard because Battle River-Crowfoot voted so overwhelmingly Conservative and its MP, Damien Kurek, volunteered to step aside for the party leader.
“It didn’t sit right with me, and somebody should do something about it,” Critchley said. “Me being the old soldier I am, I said, ‘Well, I guess that somebody is me.’ And here I am.”
Critchley elaborates on her website [ https://www.bonniecritchleyindependent.com/platform ]: “Pierre Poilievre should not be allowed to lose his riding and then come here to remove our duly elected and sworn-in member of Parliament, just so he can run again. To him, Battle River-Crowfoot’s nothing more than a means to an end, and under his leadership, the riding risks losing its chance to be truly heard in Parliament.” . . . ."
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Michael Harris - July 28, 2025 - The Tyee
Her fight is daunting, but indie candidate Bonnie Critchley isn’t one to back down.
EXCERPT: "One of the main reasons she was first out of the blocks to take on Poilievre is how he came to run in the riding. After losing his long-held seat in Ontario’s Carleton riding, he apparently decided to run in Critchley’s backyard because Battle River-Crowfoot voted so overwhelmingly Conservative and its MP, Damien Kurek, volunteered to step aside for the party leader.
“It didn’t sit right with me, and somebody should do something about it,” Critchley said. “Me being the old soldier I am, I said, ‘Well, I guess that somebody is me.’ And here I am.”
Critchley elaborates on her website [ https://www.bonniecritchleyindependent.com/platform ]: “Pierre Poilievre should not be allowed to lose his riding and then come here to remove our duly elected and sworn-in member of Parliament, just so he can run again. To him, Battle River-Crowfoot’s nothing more than a means to an end, and under his leadership, the riding risks losing its chance to be truly heard in Parliament.” . . . ."
MORE: [ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/28/ ... dium=email [