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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended his campaign messaging and said his mission is now to find ways to sell it to more people after his party’s stinging defeat in last week’s election. In a brief address to reporters before a caucus meeting in Ottawa Tuesday, Poilievre said the election result last week was “disappointing” but argued that his messaging — which focused on affordability, housing, justice...