Liberals show united front as caucus retreats after turbulent summer – National

Liberal MPs will have one last chance to tell their leader how they think their party can improve its political prospects before returning to Ottawa to face Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons.

The three-day retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., was the prime minister’s first opportunity Justin Trudeau The team has had to address him as a group since losing a long-time Liberal riding in Toronto to Poilievre’s Conservatives.

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The defeat led to a turbulent summer and the aim of the rally was to reunite the party and turn its attention to the Conservatives.

Despite the grumbling leading up to the retreat, Liberals who have spoken publicly on the sidelines of the meetings have so far expressed positivity about their approach to the upcoming election year.

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The prime minister is expected to answer questions about the closed-door meetings on Wednesday before MPs are dissolved.

They will gather in Ottawa on Monday for the start of the fall session, where they will immediately face their next test: a hotly contested byelection in another long-time Liberal riding.