Liberals Euphoric for Carney, Pushing New Policies

0:00Hundreds of Liberal Party members showed up early Thursday at the Palais de Congrés in Montreal for their national convention, decked out in red and pumped for new leader, Mark Carney. Over 4,500 delegates are there, more than half attending for the first time, including the biggest youth turnout ever. The vibe is straight euphoric as they gear up for policy talks and a Carney appearance Saturday. Carney was busy Thursday, announcing a major port expansion north of Montreal, fast-tracking it as a national interest project to boost capacity by 60%. Meanwhile, the party surging in polls, eyeing a majority with two bi-elections, Monday likely flipping their way. They just snagged a fifth MP in months when a conservative crossed the floor Wednesday. Attendees are fired up from all corners, 73-year-olds driving eight hours from conservative turf, young westerners whose club membership, exploder from 20 to 160 since Carney took over, and indigenous leaders pushing to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline.

1:03Folks compare him to Pierre Trudeau, calling him pragmatic, pulling the party to the extreme middle without the hate. They're debating 24 policy ideas, like blocking kids under 16 from social media and AI chatbots, plus stopping health care, privatization. These non-binding resolutions could shape future platforms with heavy Quebec input on age limits. As delegates network in rally for the Taliban by election, where they're candidate won by one vote last time before a core flip, the Liberals look. Stronger than ever, blending fresh energy with big ambitions heading into these key votes. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, Driven by AI.