Carney's Liberals Soar, Convention Kicks Off

0:00Liberal party members are packing into Montreal for their big convention, running Thursday through Saturday, and for the first time in over a decade. Justin Trudeau is nowhere in sight. Mark Carney's crew is riding high, sitting at 45% in national polls, and just two seats shy of a majority in the House of Commons, thanks to a wave of opposition MPs crossing the floor to join them. Earlier this week, a fifth MP made the switch, right before three by elections hit on Monday. This all comes after the party ditch Trudeau last year, won the 2025 election, and pulled in defectors from Pierre-Paulieves, conservatives, drawn by Carney's economic playbook. Folks in the party are buzzing with energy, filling that spring in their step as one consultant put it. But with this bigger, more diverse 10 MPs from all sides, keeping everyone on the same page could get tricky long term, especially since most. Liberals aren't super ideological. Carney set to drop his first big speech to the crowd on Saturday at 2 p.m.

1:01Eastern time, alongside guests like his wife Diana Fox, accessibility, champ Rick Hansen, and AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio on a panel. Top ministers will hit panels too, talking economy, by Canadian pushes, electoral reform, kids save social media rules, and limits on provinces using. The notwithstanding clause, with safe Toronto seats and a tight race in terribon looking winnable, Carney's past to a 173 seat majority looks smooth as. Monday rolls in, turning this convention into prime time to lock in that momentum. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with the story.