Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade

'This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,' says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault saying 'people are happy to see each other, they’re happy to be in person.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Young Liberals at the Liberal Party Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, TAYLOR O’BRIEN, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

May 4, 2023

Hundreds of Liberal Party members, operatives, MPs, and cabinet ministers came together in person for the first time in years as the governing party kicked off its three-day convention at the Shaw Centre on a grey May 4 in downtown Ottawa. Innovation Minister François-Phili...

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