Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Saguenay, Que., today to hunker down with his Liberal caucus and hammer out the government's agenda before returning to Parliament Hill next month.
"We're glad to be here in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean to highlight this extraordinary region, highlight the breadth of opportunities there are here," said Trudeau. "To demonstrate the Liberal Party is learning and growing right across the country, bringing people from every corner of the country here to Saguenay to understand how wonderful it is."
Electoral reform, national security and the fight against climate change, including plans for a price on carbon, are all expected to be discussed behind closed doors.
Cabinet ministers are updating their Liberal colleagues on their legislative plans for the fall, while backbenchers will also get a chance to air any grievances and make their pitches for pet projects and policies.
Liberal MPs are being encouraged to spend their free time getting to know this region 210 kilometres north of Quebec City, with a boat tour of the Saguenay fjord before mingling with locals tonight at a community event.
Not everyone was greeting the Liberal MPs warmly.
Dairy farmers showed up with their tractors outside the hotel this morning to protest the Liberal government not stopping imports of U.S. diafiltered milk proteins.
-With files from CTV News
