Policy Announcements and Preparing for New US President: A Look at the Liberal Cabinet Retreat

Facing political headwinds, the Liberal cabinet has wrapped up its annual summer retreat in Halifax before the full party caucus meets and stares down another key byelection next month. Liberal ministers had gathered in Halifax to discuss addressing issues like the cost of living and ways for Canada to strengthen its relationship with the United States as the country faces a potentially pivotal presidential election. That election is a source of great interest for the governing Liberals, but so is finding a way to gain back popular support at home. The cabinet retreat came two months after the Liberals’ surprise by-election loss to the Conservatives in the riding of Toronto–St. Paul’s, which had been held by the party since 1993....