{"id":601806,"date":"2026-04-13T19:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601806\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:19:12","slug":"the-midnight-city-montreal-mystery-tour-party-central-closes-the-liberal-convention-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601806\/","title":{"rendered":"The midnight city Montreal mystery tour: Party Central closes the Liberal convention &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    Party Central\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Closing out the second day was a post-passover Shabbat, the Artemis II splashdown, a smoky basement aerialist in a french vault, and a final port of call with the Atlantic MPs for a kitchen party. Plus one last hurrah on day three in the Laurier Lounge.                <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"600\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219-300x150.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219-1024x512.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219-768x384.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1832-e1776099075219-600x300.jpg.webp 600w\"\/>                     Noted Laurentien elites Kan Strategies Greg MacEachern and Conservative strategist Cole Hogan at the Laurier Lounge reception to close out the final day of the Liberal Party&#8217;s national convention on April 11 in Montreal.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson                                <\/p>\n<p>MONTREAL\u2014After a full day of rest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/category\/ht-columns\/party-central\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Party Central<\/a> has resurrected from a nearly depleted social battery following three gruelling days covering the Liberal Party\u2019s policy conventio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.<a id=\"subLinkStoryPage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/get-a-subscription\" style=\"float: left; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif !important;\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/a> Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. <\/p>\n<p class=\"playfair\" style=\"font-size: 11pt !important; font-weight: 600!important;  margin-top: 20px; float: left; width: 100%;  padding:; margin: 0; color: #252525;\"> Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper. <\/p>\n<p class=\"playfair\" style=\"font-size: 11pt !important; color: #000; margin: 0; float: left; font-weight: 900 !important; width: 100%;  padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0;\"> Cancel anytime. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        Get Hill Life &amp; People Newsletter&#13;<br \/>\n        News and in-depth coverage of the public service, and political staff. 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