‘Not a PMO incubator’: Young Liberals push national chair candidates to reject government jobs

Outgoing Young Liberal national chair Liam Olsen cautions his successor against alienating caucus and cabinet allies as critics argue the executive has become a 'stepping stone' to professional politics rather than a catalyst for change.
Party supporters gather before the Liberal leadership announcement in Ottawa on March 9, 2025. Two slates of Young Liberal executive candidates have been campaigning ahead of elections at the party's convention in Montreal in April.

Ahead of the Liberal Party’s national convention next month, members of its youth wing are urging candidates for national chair of their body to remain independent from government, warning against treating the role as a stepping stone to high-profile Hill jobs. 

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