From April 8-10, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are joining Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team for our 2021 Liberal National Convention, featuring special keynote panels and speakers, virtual policy discussions, innovative campaign training, and much more.
Friday Sessions
| Day |
Time |
Session |
Type |
Speakers |
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Friday
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10:00 AM
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Convention 101
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Convention Business
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Friday
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10:00 AM
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Indigenous Peoples’ Commission
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Commission
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- Hon. Carolyn Bennett
- Hon. Marc Miller
- Jaime Battiste
- Suzanne Cowan
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Friday
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11:00 AM
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Safe and Inclusive Campaigns
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Organizing & Readiness
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Friday
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11:00 AM
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Senior Liberals’ Commission
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Commission
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Friday
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11:00 AM
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Young Liberals of Canada
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Commission
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- Suzanne Cowan
- Hon. Carla Qualtrough
- Hon. Bardish Chagger
- Hon. Karina Gould
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
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Friday
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12:00 PM
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National Women’s Liberal Commission
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Commission
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Friday
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12:30 PM
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Official Convention Business Opening
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Convention Business
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Friday
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1:00 PM
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Ending racism and building an equal future
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Ahmed Hussen
- Hon. Mary Ng
- Marci Ien
- Greg Fergus
- Hon. David Lametti
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Friday
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1:00 PM
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Policy Workshop – Infrastructure and Building Stronger Communities
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Policy
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Friday
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1:00 PM
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Policy Workshop – Economic Growth, Innovation, and Affordability
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Policy
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Friday
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2:00 PM
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Building Back Better: A More Resilient Middle Class and a Robust Recovery that Leaves No One Behind
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. François-Philippe Champagne
- Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
- Hon. Carla Qualtrough
- Hon. Omar Alghabra
- Hon. Mona Fortier
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Friday
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2:00 PM
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Liberal International: Liberal values and leadership in the decade ahead – With special introductory keynote by Hakima el Haité, President of Liberal International
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Lloyd Axworthy
- Hon. Diana Whalen
- Chaviva Hosek
- Rob Oliphant
- Hon. Art Eggleton
- Hakima el Haité
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Friday
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2:15 PM
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Policy Workshop – Agriculture, Environment and Energy
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Policy
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Friday
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2:15 PM
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Policy Workshop – Health, Justice and Social Development
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Policy
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Friday
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3:30 PM
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Keeping Communities Safe
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Bill Blair
- Joël Lightbound
- Hon. Joyce Murray
- Florence Gagnon
- Arif Virani
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Friday
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3:30 PM
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Policy Information Session – Fast-Track Resolutions
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Policy
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Friday
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3:30 PM
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Being the Liberal Candidate
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Gordie Hogg
- Alexandra Mendes
- Ian Bingham
- Taleeb Noormohamed
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Friday
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3:30 PM
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Laurier Club Panel: Election readiness
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Laurier Club
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Friday
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4:30 PM
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A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Steven Guilbeault
- Hon. Catherine McKenna
- Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson
- Hon. Seamus O'Regan
- Soraya Martinez Ferrada
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Friday
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4:30 PM
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Fundraising Success
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Francesco Sorbara
- Marie-France Lalonde
- Anju Dhillon
- Terry Beech
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Friday
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4:30 PM
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Preparing your team for Victory
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Angelo Iacono
- Patricia Lattanzio
- Andy Fillmore
- Hon. Dr. Hedy Fry
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Friday
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4:30 PM
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Building a better future for Rural Canadians: Championing middle class opportunity and rural quality of life
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Lawrence MacAulay
- Hon. Bernadette Jordan
- Hon. Maryam Monsef
- Hon. Diane Lebouthillier
- Kody Blois
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Friday
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5:15 PM
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Break
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Friday
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5:45 PM
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Leadership in the fight against climate change: In Conversation with Laure Waridel & the Hon. Steven Guilbeault
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Keynote Conversation
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- Laure Waridel
- Hon. Steven Guilbeault
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Friday
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6:15 PM
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Protecting Canadians’ Health
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Anita Anand
- Hon. Patty Hajdu
- Hon. Dominic Leblanc
- Dr. Doug Eyolfson
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Friday
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7:00 PM
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In Conversation with Mark Carney – Hosted by Marci Ien
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Keynote Conversation
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Friday
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7:40 PM
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Remarks by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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Friday
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8:00 PM
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In Conversation with Ben Rhodes – Hosted by the Hon. Marc Garneau
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Keynote Conversation
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- Ben Rhodes
- Hon. Marc Garneau
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Saturday Sessions
| Day |
Time |
Session |
Type |
Speakers |
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Saturday
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10:00 AM
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Policy Plenary
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Plenary
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- Omar Raza
- Hon. Mona Fortier
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Saturday
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11:30 AM
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Plenary: Constitution and By-laws
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Plenary
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Saturday
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11:30 AM
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Winning Close Races
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Terry Beech
- Adam van Koeverden
- Lenore Zann
- Brenda Shanahan
- Iqra Khalid
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Saturday
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12:30 PM
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Building a Fairer and More Equal Canada
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Maryam Monsef
- Hon. Bardish Chagger
- Hon. Filomena Tassi
- Hon. Deb Schulte
- Taleeb Noormohamed
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Saturday
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12:30 PM
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Election Readiness Update
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Organizing & Readiness
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Saturday
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12:30 PM
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Q&A with the National Platform Co-Chairs
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Hon. Mona Fortier
- Terry Duguid
- Patrick Weiler
- Élisabeth Brière
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Saturday
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12:30 PM
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Laurier Club – In Conversation with the Hon. Andrew Furey
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Laurier Club
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- Hon. Andrew Furey
- Ginette Petitpas Taylor
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Saturday
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1:15 PM
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Break
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Saturday
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1:30 PM
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Voting opens – Final Policy Prioritization and Board Elections
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Convention Business
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Saturday
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2:00 PM
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President’s Address
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Saturday
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2:15 PM
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Canadian leadership and a better world after COVID-19
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Marc Garneau
- Hon. Karina Gould
- Hon. Harjit Sajjan
- Hon. Marco Mendicino
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Saturday
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2:15 PM
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When ‘all politics is digital’: Digital-first organizing in 2021 and beyond
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Mũthoni Wambu Krall
- Caitlin Mitchell
- Amanda Coulombe
- Braeden Caley
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Saturday
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2:15 PM
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Reconciliation and Representation
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Marc Miller
- Hon. Dan Vandal
- Hon. Carolyn Bennett
- Michael McLeod
- Yvonne Jones
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Saturday
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3:15 PM
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From a ‘She-cession’ to Building Back Better: Women and leadership in an economy that works for everyone
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Chrystia Freeland
- Hon. Mary Ng
- Hon. Mélanie Joly
- Hon. Diane Lebouthillier
- Rachel Bendayan
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Saturday
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3:15 PM
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Resilience, Ingenuity, and Innovation: A better future for the Prairies
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Featured Panel
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- Hon. Jim Carr
- Terry Duguid
- Estelle Hjertaas
- Eleanor Olszewski
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Saturday
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3:15 PM
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Staying connected while apart: Best practices for virtual community engagement
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Organizing & Readiness
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- Ya'ara Saks
- Greg Fergus
- Anthony Housefather
- Kamal Khera
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Saturday
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4:30 PM
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Leader’s Address
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Saturday
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5:00 PM
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Voting closes – Final Policy Prioritization and Board Elections
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Convention Business
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Saturday
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5:30 PM
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Voting Results & Convention Closing
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Convention Business
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