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Manitoba Liberal Party AGM - Dougald Lamont shows Liberals are the Progressive Alternative to Brian Pallister

Our Manitoba Liberal Party Annual General Meeting was held March 16 and 17.   Dougald Lamont (above) spoke at the dinner on Saturday evening - showing that Liberals are the progressive alternative to Brian Pallister.  For the full story click on this link - Liberals are the Progressive Option
Shannon Sampert spoke to delegates at the lunch about the current political environment in Manitoba.

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