It was a lively final day inside and outside the Conservative Party convention in Calgary.

Calgary MP Michelle Rempel ran a tight ship to move both the Constitution and Policy plenaries along.

There was hardly a dull moment as motions from Saturday's Constitution and Policy meetings were brought forward for vote. One was a motion from Mark Warawa (MP Langley) officially condemning discrimination against girls occurring through gender selective pregnancy termination. Dozens of protesters lined the streets leading into the convention in favour of the motion. The motion carried.

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Just over a week before the Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings began, EthicalOil.org and its allies launched a pre-emptive PR offensive on environmental and First Nations groups who oppose the pipeline. Their new website, OurDecision.ca, and ad campaign are an attempt to invalidate opposition to the pipeline by pointing to the small amount of American funding going to some environmental groups, and claiming that pipeline opponents are actually the “puppets” of “foreign interests.”