Pierre Poilievre's campaign for an upcoming byelection in rural Alberta is causing a significant surge in voter turnout and drawing a national spotlight to the riding. But other candidates in the election criticize Poilievre as a "parachute candidate.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poillievre is asking for Parliament to pass a law increasing the number of signatures a candidate needs to run in an election in federal ridings.

An Independent candidate running in an Aug. 18 byelection that features Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says she is determined to win. Bonnie Critchley says voters in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding feel frustrated about returning to the polls and she threw her cowboy hat in the race because she wants to see the riding properly represented in the House of Commons.