By Nick Murray

Carney’s marketing campaign launched coverage paperwork that flesh out his financial and housing plans forward of the primary management debate in Montreal.

Carney is pledging to double the tempo of latest housing development over a decade.

He would additionally scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers on houses beneath $1 million, one thing Conservative Chief Pierre Poilievre has additionally promised 

Rival management contender Chrystia Freeland has pledged to drop the GST from gross sales of latest houses value as much as $1.5 million.

Liberal management candidates deliberate to sq. off Monday night time in a French-language debate, adopted by an English-language one Tuesday.

With little time till voting begins and simply two weeks earlier than the winner is introduced, the debates are the one possibilities Liberal supporters must see the candidates collectively. 

Carney, Freeland, former Home chief Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis are the one contenders nonetheless within the contest. 

The celebration disqualified former Ontario MP Ruby Dhalla on Friday, alleging she broke the principles. She has filed an attraction for reinstatement. 

Former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin was anticipated to reasonable the French-language debate, and former CBC host Hannah Thibedeau the English-language debate. 

On Wednesday, advance voting opens for celebration members. 

The winner of the race, to be introduced March 9, will exchange Justin Trudeau not solely as Liberal chief however as prime minister, although a basic election name is extensively anticipated quickly after the votes are counted. 

Carney has posted a video on social media pushing his promise to stability the federal government’s operational finances inside three years. 

Carney, nevertheless, has stated he would enhance the federal government’s spending on investments that develop the economic system and create good jobs — together with on housing, clear power and new commerce routes — to scale back Canada’s reliance on the USA. 

In her personal video, Freeland visited the farm the place she was raised in Peace River, Alta., touting her reference to individuals who “work with their palms” and contribute significantly to Canada’s economic system. 

Gould has posted a sequence of insurance policies geared toward bringing the celebration again to its grassroots for the following technology. That features extra frequent coverage conventions. 

Baylis additionally shared a video, giving a short tour of his medical expertise firm and touting his expertise rising companies. 

Based mostly on polls and fundraising so far, Carney is the clear front-runner, and he has injected new life into the celebration. Opinion surveys counsel the Liberals are closing a niche with the Conservatives. 

Carney, a former governor of central banks in Canada and England, has been the goal of Conservative assault advertisements in current weeks, and the opposition celebration issued statements forward of the primary debate taking unique purpose at him.

“Canadians will likely be watching to see what Mark Carney is definitely proposing,” stated Conservative Home chief Andrew Scheer. 

“One factor will likely be clear: Carney just isn’t providing actual change from the final 10 years of Liberal authorities.” 

— With recordsdata from Kyle Duggan in Ottawa

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Feb. 24, 2025.

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