Freeland Hosted Backyard Meeting With Toronto MPs on Byelection Loss

Published on July 4, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed she hosted a meeting with Toronto-area MPs in her backyard Wednesday to discuss the party’s surprise byelection loss and “what Canadians are telling us.” “It was a really, really valuable opportunity for us to talk with each other, to talk about the results of the byelection, … to talk about hearing what Canadians are telling us, and to talk about working really, really hard to do a better job of delivering for Canadians,” she told reporters on July 4. Ms. Freeland said the meeting was led by Liberal MP John McKay, but she offered her backyard as a meeting space because “it’s in a central location.”...

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