On the official first day of the convention, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba the Honourable Anita R. Neville, David Pankratz, Special Envoy for Military Affairs from the Province of Manitoba, and Winnipeg Deputy Mayor Markus Chambers shared thoughtful greetings, while Canada’s Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Jill McKnight shared her own family’s positive history with the Legion growing up, noting the Legion’s past is a “bridge to a limitless future.”