The Conservative Party of Canada is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that depicts its leader, Pierre Poilievre, as a family man who wants to fix the country all while his party is soaring in the polls and his main rival is going through a public split with his spouse.

Brampton, Ont. Mayor Patrick Brown says he's considering a run for re-election if it seems hes going to lose to Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre in the partys September leadership race.

Some Conservatives are predicting itwill turn out to be the largest number of Canadians everto join a political party at any one timein Canadian history.