As Newfoundland and Labrador Election Looms, Liberals Shying Away From Trudeau

As Newfoundland and Labrador Election Looms, Liberals Shying Away From Trudeau
A person walks past campaign signs for the provincial byelection for the riding of Conception Bay East-Bell Island, N.L., on Jan.29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly
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As a provincial byelection approaches in a long-held Progressive Conservative riding in Newfoundland, there’s something conspicuously hard to find on the Liberal candidate’s campaign signs: the name of his party.

Instead, Fred Hutton’s signs are emblazoned with Liberal Premier Andrew Furey’s last name against a white backdrop—not red—with “Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals” in small, barely perceptible, text.