Trudeau’s main rival offers affordable govt in first convention speech

Canada's main opposition Conservative Party on Saturday is set to wrap up their first in-person convention in five years in an upbeat mood, with polls showing a healthy lead over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals ahead of an election due by late 2025. In his first address to a convention since winning the leadership a year ago, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre told about 2,500 party members late Friday that Canadians will have two options at the next election. "A common-sense Conservative government that frees hardworking people to earn powerful paycheques that buy affordable food, gas and homes in safe neighborhoods," Poilievre said at the convention in Quebec City.