Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to take action against the advocacy group that’s encouraged nearly 150 candidates to register as Independents in the upcoming byelection in rural Alberta’s Battle River—Crowfoot riding, where he too is running in the hopes of winning back a seat in the House of Commons.

<p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to take action against the advocacy group that&rsquo;s encouraged nearly 150 candidates to register as Independents in the upcoming byelection in rural Alberta&rsquo;s Battle River&mdash;Crowfoot riding, where he too is running in the hopes of winning back a seat in the House of Commons.</p>