Party Central

Laurier lounging and partisan pub crawling at the Liberal convention

Day One was jam-packed with cocktails aside Liberal ladies and young Grits, plus more hospitality suites and tavern trawls than one reporter could possibly cover.

Liberal MPs Vince Gasparro, left, Rob Oliphant, former MP Dan Vandal, and MP Yasir Naqvi on night one of the Liberal Party's convention on April 9 in Montreal.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

April 10, 2026

The first night of the Liberals' national policy convention capped off with a sprawling social schedule spread across downtown Montreal on April 9. While Party Central is only one reporter, bound by the physical laws of the universe, that is no excuse not to try to go to all...

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