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Liberalism (French: Libéralisme) has been a major trend in Canadian politics since the late 18th century. Canada has the same features of other liberal democracies in the Western democratic political tradition. This article gives an overview of liberalism in Canada. It includes a brief history of liberal parties with substantial representation in parliament.

Liberal parties

Liberal parties developed in both the French and English speaking parts of Canada; these developments led to the formation of the Liberal Party of Canada. Liberal parties exist on a provincial level; however, while they mostly share similar ideologies, not all provincial parties are officially affiliated with the federal party.

In Canada, a "capital-L" liberal refers to the policies and ideas of the

• 1806: Liberals in the Francophone part of Canada formed the Canadian Party (Parti Canadien)
• 1826: The party is renamed Patriot Party (Parti Patriote) and is led by Louis-Joseph Papineau
• 1848: The party is further reorganised into the
  Red Party
  (Parti rouge)
• 1867: The PR merged into the present-day Liberal Party of Canada

Reform Party

• 1841: The
  Upper Canada Reform Party
  is formed
• 1855: Radical members formed the Clear Grits.
• 1867: The Reform Party merged into Liberal Party of Canada

Clear Grits / Liberal Party of Canada

• 1855: Radical members of the Reform Party formed the Clear Grits
• 1867: The Clear Grits merged with the Reform Party, the Red Party and provincial liberal parties into the present-day Liberal Party of Canada

Current parties

In addition to the federal party, each province and the

• Louis-Joseph Papineau

Clear Grits

• George Brown

Parti Rouge

• Antoine-Aimé Dorion

Liberal Party of Canada

• Alexander Mackenzie
• Edward Blake
• Wilfrid Laurier
• Daniel Duncan McKenzie
• William Lyon Mackenzie King
• Louis St. Laurent
• Lester Bowles Pearson
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau
• John Turner
• Jean Chrétien
• Paul Martin
• Bill Graham
• Stéphane Dion
• Michael Ignatieff
• Bob Rae
• Justin Trudeau

Liberal thinkers

• Mario Bunge - Argentinian-Canadian professor of philosophy.
• Michael Ignatieff - political philosopher and former leader of the federal Liberal Party.
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Jan Narveson - Canadian political philosopher and defender of libertarianism, or classical liberalism, currently Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo

References

See also

• Blue Grit
• Trudeauism
• Conservatism in Canada
• Socialism in Canada
• Republicanism in Canada
• Monarchism in Canada
• Fascism in Canada
• Anarchism in Canada
• History of Canada
• Politics of Canada
• List of political parties in Canada