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Set against the backdrop of a rising tide of Alberta separatism, Monday’s closely watched by-election in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will help decide the political fate of Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre.

As Emma Graney reports from the Alberta city of Camrose, a win would be Poilievre’s ticket back to Parliament.

There, he can finally debate Prime Minister Mark Carney, rather than sitting on the sidelines where he was relegated to after his bruising April loss to the Liberals in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton.

A by-election win doesn’t guarantee safety for Poilievre, however. He is set to face a leadership review in January , after his party failed to win the spring general election d

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