The Canada at 150 conference, organized and hosted by the Liberal Party of Canada, gets underway this morning in Montreal. It's a weekend-long affair where various leading thinkers — from a variety of political and professional backgrounds — will offer their views on everything from education to the economy to culture in a digital world.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff kicks things off at about 9:30 this morning.
The conference in Montreal is the main event but the Liberals have organized 60 satellite events to go with it in ridings around the country. That's where most MPs and Senators will be. Only a handful of Liberal MPs will be here in Montreal.
In Montreal, Ignatieff will also be supported by his party's former leaders, including former prime ministers John Turner, Jean Chretien, and Paul Martin. Stephane Dion is also here.
I and several of my Parliamentary Press Gallery colleagues are also here to report and blog on the event over the weekend.
The Liberals, though, have also accedited several amateur bloggers to provide their perspective on the conference. I asked the party for a list of bloggers so that I might point you to their coverage but the party declined to provide such a list.
That said, I met a few of those bloggers and tweeters last evening and here's my list. (Feel free to send an e-mail and let me know who I'm missing). These folks are here at their own expense cuz they care:
Keep in mind that Iggy said the Conference is “non partisan” What a joke!! More Liberal deception!!