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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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.
Mark Carney calls for unity at Liberal convention with majority government nearly clinched
“This is not the time for politics as usual, for petty differences, for political point scoring,” Carney told delegates in Montreal on Saturday.
Carney issues call for unity, says no time for 'politics as usual'
Carney made the remarks to Liberal party rank-and-file in a speech on the closing day of the party's national convention in Montreal -- a message that comes as his party is on the cusp of forming a majority government.
Carney says no time for politics as usual in address to Liberals
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's no time for politics as usual, as the country finds itself in the middle of a transformation that will define it for generations to come.
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