Liberal Party of Canada
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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.
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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; 157 years ago (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] to centre-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.