Pierre Poilievre paused near the end of his victory speech, fighting back tears. Next to him, tears streamed down the cheeks of his wife, Anaida.

Poilievre was speaking about the people he met while campaigning in the east-central Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, which he won handily in a by election Monday night. The Conservative leader greeted supporters roughly 94 km south of Edmonton in a Camrose restaurant not with defiant attack-dog vitriol, but spoke instead about meeting people in the riding, from cancer survivors in Stettler to prison guards in Drumheller. He spoke about being humbled. He said the Conservative party was willing to work with anyone in Ottawa — even the Liberals — in order to build a stronger Canada that could face up to the threat of U.S. tariffs.

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