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THE NEW REALITY Bringing you the magic of Blippar SCAN THIS AD TO SEE VIDEO NEWS CANADA A5 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau wowed his first Liberal convention since taking the helm of the party with an impassioned speech on Saturday that was long on values, dotted with partisan jabs but short on details about the kinds of policies he'd implement. Apart from a vow not to increase taxes on the already struggling middle class whom Trudeau has promised to champion, he laid out only the broadest of economic agendas. The watchword appeared to be balance: activist but not intrusive government, strategic investments to spur economic growth but not wanton big spending. " Too much government is an enemy of freedom and opportunity, but so, too, is too little," he told some 3,000 pumped party faithful. " Governments can't do everything, nor should they try. But the things it does, it must do well." Trudeau once won a charity boxing match against Patrick Brazeau, one of three formerly Conservative senators now under suspension from the Senate for making allegedly improper expense claims. For all his promises to stay on the high road, Trudeau showed Saturday he can still pack a good punch. He turned the tables on Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose Conservatives have relentlessly attacked Trudeau for not having the judgment to be prime minister. " Anyone who put Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy and Pat Brazeau in the Senate might want to be careful about making judgment a campaign issue," Trudeau said to hoots of laughter. He accused both Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair of exploiting Canadians' anger over the Senate expenses scandal to make " cynical, dangerous" promises to either turn the upper house into an elected chamber or to abolish it altogether - either of which would require re- opening the Constitution. " They are willing to play games with the Canadian Constitution for narrow partisan advantage," Trudeau said. " Now, Mr. Mulcair and Mr. Harper may think so, but I disagree. Mike Duffy is not worth another Meech Lake," he said, referring to the 1990 constitutional accord whose ultimate failure almost fractured the country. Rather than contemplate another round of constitutional bickering, Trudeau said Liberals will stay focused on resolving the challenges facing middle class Canadians. His speech was long on diagnosing the economic problems of a fictional " Nathalie," a young mother whom he described as worried about her kids future, her family's debt load, whether she'll ever be able to afford to retire. While he offered no specific prescriptions for her woes, Trudeau said government should be investing strategically in things like post- secondary education and infrastructure to spur economic growth. That said, he added: " We need to ensure that governments keep costs as low as possible, especially for middle class households. The middle class is already having a hard time making ends meet and struggling with debt. Tax increases for them are not in the cards and not on the table." He described his vision of a strong economy as one that " makes sure every Canadian has a real and fair chance at success." And he harkened back to the " just society" his late father, Pierre Trudeau, pledged to create when he became prime minister nearly 50 years ago, in urging Liberals to help him build a party that will stay committed to the principles of " fairness, freedom, progress, opportunity, compassion." Trudeau also used the speech to attempt a little poaching from Harper's Conservative base, advising Liberals to reach out to Tory voters who are fed up with the Harper government. " The 5.8 million Canadians who voted Conservative aren't your enemies. They're your neighbours. These are good people," who've been let down by Harper, he said. And in a direct message to grassroots Conservatives, Trudeau said: " We might disagree about a great many things but I know we can agree on this: Negativity cannot be this country's lifeblood." - The Canadian Press M ONTREAL - Justin Trudeau has vowed anyone who wants to run for the Liberal party in the next election, himself included, will have to win a fair, open nomination contest. But that doesn't mean he won't try to influence the outcome of those contests - and that's a policy that has some Manitoba delegates privately seething. The leader's hand- picked star recruits have been on prominent display at the Liberal convention. On Saturday, the lineup of speakers included Jim Carr, former president of the Business Council of Manitoba; Bill Morneau, Toronto- based head of the country's largest human resources consulting company and chair of the C. D. Howe Institute; and Jody Wilson- Raybould, Assembly of First Nations regional chief for British Columbia. Carr intends to run in Winnipeg South Centre. That's the same riding where Karen Taraska- Alcock, a businesswoman, longtime party activist and widow of former MP Reg Alcock, is seeking the nomination. Manitoba delegates grumble the leader's apparent preference for Carr is poor thanks for Taraska- Alcock co- chairing Trudeau's leadership campaign in the province and incompatible with his vow to field more female candidates. Taraska- Alcock herself shrugs. " It doesn't bother me," she said in an interview. " You know, campaigns are going to be won on the ground and we've got a very good, healthy group of people on the ground." She said it's good for the riding to have a competitive nomination race, adding she respects the fact Carr, a former provincial MLA, has " come back after such a long absence from the party to run." Taraska- Alcock also said she's seen no evidence Trudeau is trying to orchestrate a Carr victory. " He has been really committed to a positive approach and no more old boy, backroom- style politics, and I have to take him at his word." For his part, Carr said he expects the nomination contest to be " vigorous." Jeremy Broadhurst, the party's national director and a member of Trudeau's inner circle, doesn't deny Trudeau is trying to tip the balance in favour of his own handpicked candidates. " A commitment to a fair and open process doesn't mean an indifference to the outcomes," he said in an interview Saturday. Trudeau has gone to some effort to recruit potential star candidates, people of intellectual heft and sterling economic credentials whose presence on the Liberal team he hopes will dispel qualms about his fitness to be prime minister. And he's making no secret he'd like them to win their respective nominations. " He is going out and recruiting people to be part of that team... and I don't think it's unusual for him to say, ' I hope this person runs and I want that person in the caucus,' " said Broadhurst. " But he's been exceedingly clear with all of them that there is a first step in the process, and... you go to your local community and you get their support to be the candidate." " I don't think there is a problem with him having a preference," Broadhurst added, " as long as that preference doesn't in any way impact the way we run those ( nomination) races." He said no one is more committed to wide open, fair nomination contests than Trudeau. Some of the star recruits have been showcased at the Liberal convention, given prominent roles as keynote speakers, panellists and even co- chairs of the gathering. Retired general Andrew Leslie, who is expected to run in Ottawa- Orleans and has been named a special adviser to Trudeau on military and foreign affairs, took his star turn with a well- received keynote speech Friday. When it was over, Trudeau mounted the stage to give him a big hug. Broadhurst doubted a prominent role at the convention will give much of a leg up to any of the so- called stars. " I think people vastly overestimate the value in a local nomination race of getting 15 minutes on the stage at national convention. It's still, at the end of the day, going to be about selling memberships and pulling the vote, and I don't think anybody who appeared on stage today was selling a membership while they were doing it." At the same time the convention is being used to promote Trudeau's star recruits, insiders say behind- the- scenes pressure is being applied to dissuade a raft of former MPs from trying to make a comeback. As much as possible, Trudeau wants to surround himself in the 2015 campaign with fresh faces, a team untainted by past internal feuds or election losses. " There's definitely an effort in this recruitment to get faces that aren't necessarily the common faces," said Broadhurst. " We don't want to run the best slate of candidates for 1997. We want to run the best slate of candidates for 2015." - The Canadian Press Star recruits getting big play Leader not shy about taking sides By Joan Bryden Trudeau hammers Harper, but speech offers few specifics By Joan Bryden ' Anyone who put Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy and Pat Brazeau in the Senate might want to be careful about making judgment a campaign issue' - Justin Trudeau RYAN REMIORZ / THE CANADIAN PRESS Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and newly elected party president Anna Gainey take the stage at the party's biennial convention Saturday. A_ 05_ Feb- 23- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A5 2/ 22/ 14 11: 31: 20 PM ;