Liberal delegates vote for the new party constitution at the 2016 Liberal Biennial Convention Winnipeg on Saturday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal President Anna Gainey, left, and Liberal Youth President Mira Ahmad vote for the new party constitution at the 2016 Liberal Biennial Convention Winnipeg on Saturday. (Photo: John Woods/Canadian Press)Trudeau used a speech a couple of hours before the vote to address delegates' qualms. Despite the potential risk, Trudeau took full ownership of the proposal for a new, streamlined party constitution which would, among other things, do away entirely with the concept of membership. Indeed, Trudeau argued, the new constitution is all about "closing the distance between the leader and every single contributor to this movement we've built.''

Source: Huffington Post May 28, 2016 21:46 UTC