2025 In Review: Standing Strong for Canadians

By Pierre Poilievre
Battle River-Crowfoot MP

As 2025 draws to a close, we have a chance to reflect on a remarkable year in the history of our province and our nation.

In the last federal election, Conservatives were proud to bring Canadians a message of hope. From coast to coast to coast, we fought hard to restore the Canadian promise: a country where anybody from anywhere can achieve anything - and hard work gets you a great life, with an affordable home on a safe street. And on every major policy issue, both before and after the election Conservatives led the charge! 

Because that message resonated with Canadians, and because of incredible candidates like Damien Kurek, Conservatives won the highest share of the vote since 1988. Although the result wasn't the national victory so many hoped for, we returned to Ottawa with 24 more seats as an even stronger opposition in a minority parliament. 

Then, we stepped up as His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition: opposing what is wrong, exposing what is hidden, and proposing what is in the national interest. We picked up right where we left off: holding the Liberals accountable not only for their words, but for their actions!

This year, we opposed the reckless Liberal policies that make life more expensive for Canadians: from inflationary deficit spending to the industrial carbon tax, food packaging tax and 17 cent/litre fuel standard tax that drive up the cost of the things you buy.

On crime, we brought real solutions to the chaos in disorder in our communities: proposing new legislation that would protect places of worship, crack down on intimate partner violence and ensure jail - not bail - for dangerous criminals.

On trade, we held Carney to account for failing on his central promise: to “handle” President Trump and “negotiate a win” on tariffs. Because of these Liberal failures, thousands of Canadians have to worry about putting food on the table as layoffs hit our once-proud steel, aluminum, automotive and forestry industries. 

And on immigration, we fought to reform a broken system fraught with fraud and abuse, restore the value of Canadian citizenship, strengthen our border and end unacceptable leniency for non-citizens convicted of serious crimes.

2025 also brought me one of the most exciting and rewarding opportunities of my life: the chance to become Member of Parliament to Battle River-Crowfoot. Although an unexpected turn, over many months, alongside an amazing local team, I worked hard to earn the trust and support of this hardworking, strong and resilient region. I am proud to represent you all, including the incredible men and women of CFB Wainwright, in our nation’s capital.

By the grace of God, we have made it through another year.  As we look forward to 2026, my goals remain the same: providing national leadership on local issues like the cost of living, immigration, crime and trade. Together, we can build a self-reliant Canada with strong take-home pay, safe streets and secure borders - a country and community we are proud to call home.

On behalf of our national Conservative team, I want to wish you all a very happy New Year!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this column, or if you require assistance regarding a Federal Government program, you are encouraged to send an email to pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca or call 1-800-665-4358.