Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of 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. The current party leader is the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

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.

+ Affiliated provincial parties, current seats, and leadersPartySeats/TotalLeaderStatus New Brunswick Liberal Association  Kevin Vickers  Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador  Dwight Ball  Nova Scotia Liberal Party  Stephen McNeil  Prince Edward Island Liberal Party  Robert Mitchell 

List of leaders
Leaders
 No. Portrait Name Term start Term end Date of birth Date of death Notes — 60px  George Brown  1867  1867  November 29, 1818  May 9, 1880  Unofficial (The leader of the Clear Grits, a forerunner of the federal Liberal Party)—60px  Edward Blake  1869 1870  October 13, 1834  March 1, 1912  Unofficial 160px Alexander Mackenzie  March 6, 1873  April 27, 1880  January 28, 1822  April 17, 1892  2nd Prime Minister (1st Liberal Prime Minister) 260px  Edward Blake  May 4, 1880  June 2, 1887  October 13, 1833  March 1, 1912  360px  Wilfrid Laurier  June 23, 1887  February 17, 1919  November 20, 1841  February 17, 1919  7th Prime Minister—60px Daniel Duncan McKenzie  February 17, 1919  August 7, 1919  January 8, 1859  June 8, 1927 Interim leader 460px  William LyonMackenzie King  August 7, 1919  August 7, 1948  December 17, 1874  July 22, 1950  10th Prime Minister 560px Louis St. Laurent  August 7, 1948  January 16, 1958  February 1, 1882  July 25, 1973  12th Prime Minister 660px  Lester B. Pearson  January 16, 1958  April 6, 1968  April 23, 1897  December 27, 1972  14th Prime Minister 760px  Pierre Trudeau  April 6, 1968  June 16, 1984  October 18, 1919  September 28, 2000   15th Prime Minister 860px  John Turner  June 16, 1984  June 23, 1990  June 7, 1929  September 18, 2020  17th Prime Minister 960px  Jean Chrétien  June 23, 1990  November 14, 2003  January 11, 1934  living  20th Prime Minister 1060px  Paul Martin  November 14, 2003  March 19, 2006  August 28, 1938  living  21st Prime Minister—60px Bill Graham  March 19, 2006  December 2, 2006  March 17, 1939  	August 7, 2022 Interim leader, Leader of the Opposition  1160px  Stéphane Dion  December 2, 2006  December 10, 2008  September 28, 1955  living  Leader of the Opposition  1260px  Michael Ignatieff  December 10, 2008  May 25, 2011  May 12, 1947  living Interim leader until May 2, 2009 (when ratified as leader), Leader of the Opposition —60px  Bob Rae  May 25, 2011  April 14, 2013  August 2, 1948  living Interim leader 13 60px  Justin Trudeau  April 14, 2013  March 9, 2025  December 25, 1971  living  23rd Prime Minister 14 60px  Mark Carney  March 9, 2025 Incumbent  March 16, 1965  living  24th Prime Minister
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References

Other websites
Official website
Liberal action for a greater Canada: speaker's handbook, federal general election, 1957
Laws Relating to Labor: Record of the Liberal Government on Labor Regulation; A Progressive Policy in Which Ontario Leads
Tory vs. Liberal legislation! in favor of the workers of Canada: a comparison / (Workingman)
Includes various Liberal party publications from the 19th and 20th centuries

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Category:1867 establishments in Ontario
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