On a weekend overshadowed by events in the United Kingdom in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth’s death, Pierre Poilievre handily won the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.

It might have been easy to pay scant attention to Poilievre’s landslide victory in favour of watching the drama, pomp and circumstance unfolding in the U.K., including the high-profile show of unity by the queen’s feuding grandsons and their wives outside Windsor Castle. But Poilievre’s triumph could have much more of an impact on the lives of Canadians if he can build on his support and momentum to win over voters in the next federal election. He's already appealing to more young Canadians than his predecessors, after all.

Today in The Conversation Canada, Sam Routley of Western University explains how and why Poilievre drew so much support from Conservative Party members, including former prime minister Stephen Harper, who refrained from backing the party’s two previous leaders during their leadership runs.

And he explains why Poilievre, who's broken fundraising and party membership records, might have a shot at beating the Liberals: “By focusing on the issues that pertain to ordinary Canadians alongside an effective campaign organization, Poilievre may be offering a compelling alternative to Trudeau’s increasingly unpopular Liberals,” he writes.

Also today:

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• Why the expressive arts, led by teachers in schools, matter for refugee children
• Tantura: New documentary sparks debate about Israel and the Palestinian Nakba

All the best,