Every year when <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the (Preston) Manning Centre Networking Conference released&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-conservatives-at-war-with-conservatism-on-display-at-manning-centre-conference&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-conservatives-at-war-with-conservatism-on-display-at-manning-centre-conference" target="_blank">the (Preston) Manning Centre Networking Conference released</a> its program, and every year since <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;it rebranded as the Canada Strong and Free Networking (CSFN) Conference&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-canadian-conservatives-have-more-than-just-newfound-confidence-on-their-side&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-canadian-conservatives-have-more-than-just-newfound-confidence-on-their-side" target="_blank">it rebranded as the Canada Strong and Free Networking (CSFN) Conference</a>, the Canadian media have gone looking for controversial speakers on the conservative movement’s annual program in Ottawa.

Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war,' Winston Churchill famously said.{ai:summary}The Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference, previously known as the Preston Manning Centre Networking Conference, continues to attract media scrutiny for its selection of speakers. Each year, the event's program prompts discussions around the controversial figures associated with the conservative movement in Canada. #politics

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