Carney preaches ‘politics of unity’ to close out party convention as Liberals look to secure tent poles on cusp of majority

Renouncing division is 'what Canadians have been asking for,' says MP Corey Hogan, while first-time convention attendee and rookie MP Jake Sawatzky says Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech brings 'hope' to a younger generation.

In his headline address to his party's national convention on April 11, Prime Minister Carney said Liberals are passionate about building a strong economy 'as a means to a just society.'The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA

April 11, 2026

MONTREAL—Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech that emphasized national—and party—unity in the closing hours of the the Liberal national convention, the first gathering since the party's historic change in electoral fortunes almost exactly one year ago.

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