Liberal Party of Canada

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The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the country’s major federal political parties, traditionally centrist to center-left and historically dominant in Canadian national politics.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal political party
political party in Canada
abbreviation LPC
Libs
associatedColorCode #D71920
associatedWith Liberalism in Canada
color red
country Canada
currentLeader Justin Trudeau
electoralFocus federal elections in Canada
federalLevel House of Commons of Canada
foundingDate 1867-07-01
governingPeriodsInclude 1896–1911
1921–1930
1935–1957
1963–1979
1980–1984
1993–2006
2015–present
hasPoliticalWing Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Liberal caucus in the House of Commons of Canada
hasPrimeMinisterProduced Jean Chrétien
Justin Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Paul Martin
Pierre Trudeau
surface form: Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Wilfrid Laurier
William Lyon Mackenzie King
hasWomenWing National Women’s Liberal Commission
hasYouthWing Young Liberals of Canada
headquartersLocation Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
historicalStatus historically dominant in 20th-century Canadian federal politics
one of Canada’s two major federal parties
ideology liberalism
language English
French
leaderSince 2013
nativeName Liberal Party of Canada self-link
Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parti libéral du Canada
politicalPosition centre
centre-left
precededBy Liberal-Conservative Party (as main governing alternative)
predecessorOrganization Clear Grits
Parti rouge
president Sachit Mehra
representedIn Senate of Canada
shortName Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: Liberal Party
supports constitutional monarchy in Canada
mixed-market economy
multiculturalism
parliamentary democracy
website https://www.liberal.ca

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Maryon Pearson associatedWith Liberal Party of Canada
2021 Canadian federal election governingPartyAfter Liberal Party of Canada
2021 Canadian federal election governingPartyBefore Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada hasPoliticalWing Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Liberal caucus in the House of Commons of Canada
2021 Canadian federal election mainParty Liberal Party of Canada
Jean Chrétien memberOf Liberal Party of Canada
Lester memberOf Liberal Party of Canada
subject surface form: Lester B. Pearson
Justin memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
subject surface form: Justin Trudeau
Ken Dryden memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
Lester B. Pearson memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
Pierre Trudeau memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada nativeName Liberal Party of Canada self-link
Liberal Party of Canada nativeName Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parti libéral du Canada
Justin parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party of Canada
subject surface form: Justin Trudeau
John Rogers politicalParty Liberal Party of Canada
subject surface form: John Rogers (Canadian politician)
Justin Trudeau politicalParty Liberal Party of Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie King politicalParty Liberal Party of Canada
2021 Canadian federal election result Liberal Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Liberal Party of Canada returned with a minority government
Liberal Party of Canada shortName Liberal Party of Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Liberal Party
Ottawa—Vanier typicalWinningParty Liberal Party of Canada
2019 Canadian federal election winningParty Liberal Party of Canada