Why I am a Liberal by Margaret M. Stewart (BC) In 1962 my mother and I went, with thousands of other Torontonians, to hear a “new” Liberal politician speak at a large open park in Scarborough. His name was Pierre Elliot Trudeau. In my Read More
Seniors Matter by Melinda Daye (NS) No matter the age – while they lived, they gave, contributed, made a difference in not only their families but the community, their neighbours, this province. My parents, Delmore Buddy Daye and Read More
Why I am a Liberal by Bill Campbell (PEI) Dear Fellow Liberals, I stand before you today not only as Bill Campbell, but as a proud member of the Liberal Party of Canada—a party I have been loyal to since the 1970s. I stand before you as a Read More
Why I am a Liberal by John Hamblin (NB) I was first attracted to the Liberal party when I met a young man named Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who was running for office in Mount Royal Riding. I had just turned twenty and I found, in talking to Read More
Why I Am A Liberal by Louis Stringer (SK) Former MP Ralph Goodale was the man who probably had the most influence on my becoming more active in the Liberal Party. Ralph was first elected as the MP for the Assiniboia Federal Riding in 1974. Read More
Why I am a Liberal by Maureen McLeod (AB) Unlike many Liberals, I do not come from a long tradition of liberal thinking. My parents were first generation off the farm. My mother’s parents – he had been a soldier during the Great War Read More
Why I am a Liberal by William Bradley – ON Left to right: William Bradley, Serge Fournier, Sheila Bryan, Hilary Williamson I joined the Liberal Party of Canada in 2014 when I was still a federal civil servant carrying out Read More
Why I am a Liberal by Christine Blackburn – BC Looking back, I remember as a youth questioning the conservative politics of my family. Subsequently, after coming to Canada, I found myself leaning towards liberalism. Meeting Bob Nault in what was Read More
Why I Am a Liberal This is the first in a series from coast to coast to coast where members of the Senior Liberals’ Commission explain why they are Liberal. To start the series, here is my story … Read More