With only 12 days left in the federal election campaign, prime minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney is set to visit Peterborough on Saturday afternoon (April 19).
“On Saturday, Liberals from across Peterborough will rally together to hear from the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Mark Carney,” reads an email sent to Liberal supporters. “Join us as we stand together for Canadian workers, families, and businesses.”
Although the location has not yet been announced, the event is scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m., with doors opening an hour earlier.
The Liberal candidate for the Peterborough riding is Emma Harrison who, like Carney, has never run for political office before.
Peterborough is generally considered a bellwether riding, having only elected an opposition MP four times, most recently in 2021, when incumbent Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri was elected.
News of Carney’s Peterborough visit came while he was participating in the French language debate in Montreal. Leading in the polls, Carney was a frequent target of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanche, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
The French language debate will be followed by an English language debate at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening (April 16), also taking place in Montreal.
The federal debate commission has disqualified Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault from participating in both debates after the party “intentionally reduced the number of candidates running in the election for strategic reasons.”
This developing story will be updated as additional information about Carney’s visit becomes available.
