Mark Carney calls for unity at Liberal convention with majority government nearly clinched
Carney said the party is on the cusp of a majority government and welcomed five new MPs as Liberals pressed unity before Monday byelections.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a call for political unity at the Liberal convention in Montreal, urging Canadians to move past "politics as usual" amid a shifting global order.
- The convention concludes just ahead of Monday's byelections, expected to give the Liberals a majority government as the party mobilizes for the electoral test.
- Carney emphasized during his first address since winning party leadership last year that Canada faces a generational transformation involving rapid technological and geopolitical change.
- Five new MPs joined the Liberals during the convention, including Sarnia, Ont., representative Marilyn Gladu, who defected from the Conservatives.
- Carney continues to face ongoing challenges including President Donald Trump's trade pressure, a war against Iran, threats to annex Greenland, and potential NATO withdrawal.
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'Our goal is AI for all,' Carney says in Liberal convention speech
In his keynote speech at the Liberal party national convention, Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Canadians to unite in the face of rapid geopolitical and technological change, including advancements in AI. Carney said AI will undoubtedly be transformative, but 'the question is whether it will improve the lives of all Canadians or benefit only some.'
Maple MAGA MP Joins Liberal Party of Canada
Photo: Wannapik StudioThe Canadian prime minister’s surname happens to be shorthand for sketchy carnival workers, so maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise Mark Carney seems willing to invite pretty much anyone — even ideological opponents — into the Liberal Party’s big tent if it means the ringmaster gets that much closer to a precious majority government. Even if the stakes holding the tent to the ground keep getting pulled up and moved to the right…
Carney Says Liberals Following Trudeau’s ‘Inclusive Society’ Tradition, Emphasizes Unity
Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed unity, national strength, and inclusion in a speech to Liberal Party members on the final day of their annual convention in Montreal. “Justin Trudeau widened the scope of our inclusive society by lifting … almost 1 million Canadian children out of poverty. He walked the path of reconciliation with indigenous peoples and he built a true compact with future generations,” he said. “Now we stand in that tradition …
Carney preaches 'politics of unity' to close out party convention as Liberals look to secure tent poles on cusp of majority
Renouncing division is 'what Canadians have been asking for,' says MP Corey Hogan, while first-time convention attendee and rookie MP Jake Sawatzky says Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech brings 'hope' to a younger generation.
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