Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is a political party in Canada. The party is considered to be centre to centre-left. The party was the Official Opposition after it lost the 2006 election, until the NDP became the Official Opposition in 2011. They won the election in 2015.
Liberal Party of Canada Parti libéral du Canada | |
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| Leader | Justin Trudeau |
| President | Suzanne Cowan |
| Deputy Leader | Ralph Goodale |
| Founder | George Brown |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Preceded by | Clear Grits, Parti rouge |
| Headquarters | Constitution Square, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Youth wing | Young Liberals of Canada |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism[1][2][3][4] |
| Political position | Centre[5][6] tocentre-left[7][8] |
| International affiliation | Liberal International[9] |
| Colours | Red |
| Party members in the Senate[note 1] | 9 / 105 |
| Seats in the House of Commons | 157 / 338 |
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The current party leader is the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Provincial and territorial parties
Every provinces and one territory in Canada have its own Liberal Party. However, only the parties in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are part of the federal Liberal Party. Some of the other provincial parties might have very similar political ideologies but they are different political parties. These parties might have different members and different funding.[11]
| Party | Seats/Total | Leader | Status |
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| New Brunswick Liberal Association | 21 / 49 | Kevin Vickers | Official Opposition |
| Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador | 20 / 40 | Dwight Ball | Minority government |
| Nova Scotia Liberal Party | 27 / 51 | Stephen McNeil | Majority government |
| Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | 6 / 27 | Robert Mitchell | Third Party |
