Poilievre is making calls to shore up support as Conservatives take stock of election results [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the phone with caucus members and party supporters in the hours since the election, trying to shore up his position after he delivered uneven results, Conservative sources told CBC News.

Poilievre, who has made it clear he intends to stay on as leader, is trying to chart a path forward now that he finds himself outside the House of Commons for the first time in more than 20 years after losing his own Ottawa-area seat, according to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about internal party discussions.

MPs could try to oust Poilievre, like they did with his predecessor, Erin O’Toole, through provisions of the Reform Act that empower parliamentarians to hold a leadership review. The party’s caucus would have to first vote to adopt the act’s leadership review powers and then collect enough signatures to prompt that process.

But at …