Carney set to meet with Alberta premier Danielle Smith as Liberal caucus huddle gets underway in Edmonton – iPolitics

September 10, 2025

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After mingling with Edmonton-area Liberal supporters last night, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to kick off his party’s traditional fall retreat with on-camera opening remarks before he and his caucus colleagues head behind closed doors to plot strategy for the upcoming sitting. (9 a.m. MT)

The “decision to hold his first big caucus retreat in Edmonton this week is sending a signal to the country that (Carney) is taking direction from Canadians, rather than dictating terms from his downtown Ottawa office,” according to Liberal strategist Ashley Csanady, who spoke with Canadian Press earlier this week.

“The government is trying to send a signal that they are focused on the West, they are focused on energy and resource development and getting big projects done,” she added.

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