The Liberal Party must show up locally to win new seats

Nostalgia for 2015, 1993, and 1930, won’t win the next election. The party needs humility, and hard and patient work: person‑to‑person, policy‑by‑policy, riding‑by‑riding.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with his party's sole Saskatchewan MP, Buckley Belanger, centre, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Liberals could increase their seat count in provinces like Saskatchewan if they ensure MPs are visible in their communities, writes Kelly Patrick.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY KELLY PATRICK

September 15, 2025

Although I've voted for other political parties, and once was the president of the Green Party in Saskatchewan, I’m a lifelong Liberal from Saskatchewan living in Ottawa. My parents, the children of new Canadians who were settlers from Ukraine and the Isle of Wight, helped...

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