Liberal Party Formation

Liberal Party (Canada) Formation of the Party

Introduction to Liberal Party Formation

In the 1840s the battle for responsible government was largely won through grants of self-government powers to the legislature of the province of Canada, which was formed by joining Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1841. The reform movement turned its energies to opposing the special privileges of the church and the remaining powers of British-appointed officials. The reformers also worked for free trade with the United States, which the government of Britain did not favor.

In the 1850s the reformers split. The moderate reformers joined forces with the Conservative Party. The more radical reformers eventually united and by the mid-1870s called themselves the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party's name reflected a belief in the principles of 19th-century British liberalism. British liberalism was a set of attitudes favoring progress, individualism, international cooperation, and free trade. See Liberal Party (UK). Although the early reform movement included some elements of British liberalism, the Liberal Party's positions have changed significantly over the course of Canadian history. Like their primary rivals, the Conservatives, the Liberals have demonstrated few consistent positions in national affairs. Despite this changeability, they have dominated much of Canadian political life over the past century.” (1)

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