NDP will back Liberal throne speech, preventing fall election When it is held, party spokesman Braeden Caley says it will likely be a primarily virtual convention, with Liberals participating online.The federal Conservatives had also planned to hold their national convention on the same November weekend as the Liberals, but have postponed their gathering indefinitely.The Liberals have been conducting an entirely online process for developing and debating policy resolutions for the convention, including a priority resolution from the Liberal caucus calling for a guaranteed basic income..