Program Preview

From April 9-11, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are joining Mark Carney and our Liberal team for our 2026 Liberal National Convention, featuring special keynote panels and speakers, policy discussions, innovating campaign training, and much more.

Program details will be continually updated leading up to the event.

Subject to change and confirmation | All times EDT

Day 1 – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Time	Session	Type	Room
10:00 AM	Registration — Opens	Convention Business	Viger Hall
12:00 PM	Indigenous Peoples' Commission Rebecca Chartrand, Gary Anandasangaree	Commission	510
1:00 PM	National Women's Liberal Commission Diana Fox Carney	Commission	516
3:00 PM	Senior Liberals' Commission Diana Fox Carney	Commission	510
3:00 PM	Young Liberals of Canada Fares Al Soud, Jake Sawatzky, Amandeep Sodhi, Mélanie Joly	Commission	516
5:00 PM	Policy 101: Policy Process at Convention Mike Morrison, Alexandra Mendès, Tim Hodgson	Convention Business	510
5:00 PM	Business Opening & Convention 101: My First Convention Sachit Mehra, Terry Duguid, Marjorie Michel, Emma Harrison	Convention Business	516
5:30 PM	Safe and Inclusive Convention Jess Spindler, Marc‑Etienne Vien	Convention Business	512
6:00 PM	Convention Opening Sachit Mehra, Terry Duguid, Marjorie Michel, Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer	Convention Business	517
6:30 PM	Keynote Remarks: Soraya Martinez Ferrada Soraya Martinez Ferrada	Keynote Remarks	517
	Keynote Remarks: Sachit Mehra Sachit Mehra	Keynote Remarks	517
	A Canada that builds, protects, and empowers François‑Philippe Champagne	Keynote Remarks	517
	Remarkable Canadians: Rick Hansen Rick Hansen	Keynote Remarks	517
8:00 PM	Registration — Closes	Convention Business	Viger Hall
8:30 PM	Judy LaMarsh Fundraising Cocktail Diana Fox Carney	Convention Social	520

Day 2 – Friday, April 10, 2026

Time	Session	Type	Room
7:00 AM	Registration — Opens	Convention Business	Viger Hall
7:30 AM	IEEF Breakfast Wade Grant, Buckley Belanger, Rebecca Alty, Corey Hogan	Convention Social	520
8:30 AM	Morning Welcome Sachit Mehra, Terry Duguid, Marjorie Michel	Convention Business	517
9:00 AM	Convention & Policy 101: My First Convention Peter Schiefke, Abdelhaq Sari, Elisabeth d’Amours, Mike Morrison	Convention Business	516
9:00 AM	Invite Her to Run Anju Dhillon, Giovanna Mingarelli, Dominique O’Rourke	Organising & Readiness	510
9:00 AM	Build Canada Homes: Supercharging construction, creating new careers, and bringing down housing costs Rebecca Chartrand, Gregor Robertson, Anna Gainey, Patty Hajdu, Caroline Desrochers	Featured Panel	517
10:00 AM	Workshop #1: Strengthening Canada’s Public Health Care System Sonia Sidhu, Steeve Lavoie	Policy Workshop	516
10:00 AM	Strengthening and Diversifying Canada's Partnerships Anita Anand, Maninder Sidhu, Randeep Sarai, Matt Jeneroux, Mona Fortier, Rob Oliphant	Featured Panel	517
10:00 AM	Mobilising Young Canadians Jake Sawatzky, Amandeep Sodhi, Fares Al Soud, Liam Olsen	Organising & Readiness	510
11:00 AM	Workshop #2: Keeping Canadians Safe and Supported Bienvenu‑Olivier Ntumba, Sophie Chatel, Peter Fragiskatos	Policy Workshop	516
11:00 AM	Building an Affordable Canada for All Buckley Belanger, Shafqat Ali, Wayne Long, Mandy Gull‑Masty, Stephanie McLean	Featured Panel	517
11:00 AM	Protecting and Promoting the French Language & Culture Marc Miller, Jean‑Yves Duclos, Ginette Lavack, David Myles, Guillaume Deschênes‑Thériault	Featured Panel	510
11:00 AM	Get Out The Vote Doug Eyolfson, Bardish Chagger, Eric St‑Pierre, Corey Hogan	Campaigning 101	512
12:00 PM	Building a stronger, more competitive Canadian economy Mélanie Joly, Patrick Pichette, Rechie Valdez, Lena Metlege Diab	Featured Panel	517
12:00 PM	Fighting Crime, Combatting Hate & Keeping our Communities Safe Gary Anandasangaree, Vince Gasparro, Patricia Lattanzio, Ruby Sahota, Jacques Ramsay	Featured Panel	510
1:00 PM	Force of nature: protecting Canada's natural environment Nathalie Provost, Julie Dabrusin, Rebecca Alty, Joanne Thompson, Wade Grant, Shannon Miedema	Featured Panel	517
1:00 PM	Workshop #3: Nation-Building Projects and a Strong, Resilient, and Innovative Canadian Economy Rachel Bendayan, Bardish Chagger, Claude Guay	Policy Workshop	516
1:00 PM	Fundraising and Organising to Win Terry Beech, Stephen Bronfman	Campaigning 101	512
1:00 PM	Delivering for Rural & Northern communities  Marianne Dandurand, Rebecca Chartrand, Brendan Hanley, Pauline Rochefort	Featured Panel	510
2:00 PM	AI for All & Canada’s Innovation Advantage  Evan Solomon, Yoshua Bengio, Taleeb Noormohamed, Valerie Pisano	Featured Panel	517
2:00 PM	What It Takes to Win Close Races Eleanor Olszewski, Bruce Fanjoy, Tim Louis	Organising & Readiness	510
2:00 PM	Workshop #4: Canadian Democracy, Rights, and Reconciliation Anthony Housefather	Policy Workshop	516
3:00 PM	Strengthening Public Health Care for All Marjorie Michel, Helena Jaczek, Marcus Powlowski, Doug Eyolfson, Maggie Chi	Featured Panel	516
3:00 PM	Digital Campaigns	Campaigning 101	512
3:00 PM	LPC Elections Candidate Speeches Beatrice Keleher Raffoul	Convention Business	517
4:00 PM	Best Practices from 2025 Jamie Kippen, Marie‑Pascale Des Rosiers, Lizz Stewart	Campaigning 101	512
4:00 PM	Controlling Canada's Destiny: securing our sovereignty and prosperity Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, Ruby Sahota, Jill McKnight, Stephen Fuhr	Featured Panel	517
4:00 PM	Women Powering Canada’s Economy Giovanna Mingarelli, Rechie Valdez, Marie‑Gabrielle Ménard, Karina Gould, Élisabeth Brière	Featured Panel	510
4:00 PM	In Partnership With Indigenous Peoples: The Shared Path of Reconciliation  Lori Idlout, Rebecca Alty, Mandy Gull‑Masty, Rebecca Chartrand, Jaime Battiste	Featured Panel	516
5:00 PM	Canada Strong: Buy Canadian, Build Canadian Joël Lightbound, Dominic LeBlanc, François‑Philippe Champagne, Mélanie Joly, Marc Miller	Featured Panel	517
7:00 PM	Shabbat Candle Lighting with Jewish Caucus and Friends	Convention Business	514AB
8:00 PM	Registration — Closes	Convention Business	Viger Hall

Day 3 – Saturday, April 11, 2026

Time	Session	Type	Room
7:00 AM	Registration — Opens	Convention Business	Viger Hall
8:00 AM	Registration — Closes	Convention Business	Viger Hall
8:30 AM	Constitutional Amendments Plenary & Policy Plenary Mona Fortier, Mark Gerretsen	Convention Business	517
9:00 AM	Voting Opens for LPC National Board of Directors and Commission Executives	Convention Business	Viger Hall
10:00 AM	Organising to win in small towns and rural communities	Campaigning 101	512
11:30 AM	SLC Luncheon Angelo Iacono, Stephanie McLean	Convention Social	520
12:00 PM	How Your Campaign Can Hit the Ground Running Aslam Rana, Jessica Fancy, Kevin Lamoureux	Campaigning 101	512
12:00 PM	Spend Less, Invest More: Transforming how Government works for Canadians Wayne Long, Joël Lightbound, Shafqat Ali, Jenna Sudds, Kristina Tesser Derksen	Featured Panel	510
12:00 PM	Empowering Canadians to get ahead Karim Bardeesy, Jennifer McKelvie, Michael Ma, Sean Casey, Annie Koutrakis	Featured Panel	516
12:00 PM	Canadian Champions: Journey to the Podium Adam Van Koeverden, Marion Thénault, Benoît Huot, Phylicia George, Tyler McGregor, Isabelle Weidemann, Rosie MacLennan, Andrew Ference	Featured Panel	517
1:00 PM	Opportunities for All: Building the Future Young Canadians Deserve  Anna Gainey, Kody Blois, Leslie Church, Mike Kelloway, Arielle Kayabaga	Featured Panel	516
1:00 PM	Building Bigger and Faster: Breaking down barriers to prosperity Dominic LeBlanc, Steven Mackinnon, Heath MacDonald, Eleanor Olszewski, John Zerucelli	Featured Panel	517
2:00 PM	Keynote Remarks: Mark Carney Mark Carney	Keynote Remarks	517
	Election Results & Convention Closing Beatrice Keleher Raffoul, Sachit Mehra, Terry Duguid, Marjorie Michel	Convention Business	517
5:00 PM	Closing Reception	Convention Social	710AB