OTTAWA—The federal Liberal party embraced an expansion of affordable housing, building high−speed rail between Ontario and Quebec, and a basic guaranteed income as their three−day policy convention wrapped up in Ottawa Saturday.
But they rejected the ideas of campaigning on a promise to balance the budget or making voting mandatory.
The event was the first in−person convention for the party since 2018 and is likely the last before the next election. While that campaign doesn’t have to happen until the fall of 2025, it’s a minority Parliament and an election could come earlier if the NDP−Liberal supply and confidence agreement ever fails….