leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada

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The leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada is the top political position within one of Canada’s major federal parties, responsible for guiding its policies, strategy, and electoral direction.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf party leadership of a federal political party ⓘ
political party leadership position ⓘ
appliesToPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
associatedWithColor red ⓘ
associatedWithIdeology liberalism in Canada ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada (when party forms government) ⓘ
canBeHeldBy Member of Parliament ⓘ
person outside Parliament (subject to party rules) ⓘ
canBeVacantDueTo electoral defeat and subsequent resignation ⓘ
party review or removal ⓘ
resignation ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
electedBy delegates (in earlier leadership conventions) ⓘ
party members ⓘ
registered supporters (in some leadership contests) ⓘ
hasInterimOfficeHolder interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
influences candidate selection strategy ⓘ
coalition and cooperation decisions ⓘ
communications strategy ⓘ
parliamentary voting strategy ⓘ
keyObjective advancing Liberal Party policy priorities ⓘ
forming the Government of Canada ⓘ
winning federal elections ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
mayHoldRole Leader of the Official Opposition (when party is second-largest in House of Commons) ⓘ
third-party leader (when party is third-largest or smaller) ⓘ
operatesWithin Canadian parliamentary system ⓘ
constitutional monarchy of Canada ⓘ
oversees Liberal caucus in the House of Commons ⓘ
Liberal caucus in the Senate (when applicable) ⓘ
national campaign organization ⓘ
platform development process ⓘ
politicalOrientation centrist to centre-left ⓘ
reportsTo Liberal Party of Canada membership ⓘ
responsibleFor appointing key party officials within rules ⓘ
caucus leadership ⓘ
electoral strategy ⓘ
overall party strategy ⓘ
policy direction ⓘ
public messaging ⓘ
representing the party internationally ⓘ
representing the party nationally ⓘ
selectionMethod leadership convention (historically) ⓘ
one-member-one-vote system (in recent years) ⓘ
subjectTo party bylaws ⓘ
party constitution ⓘ
termLength indefinite until resignation, removal, or replacement ⓘ
typicallyHeldBy Member of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ken Dryden → ranFor → leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
Wilfrid Laurier → positionHeld → Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
linked to: leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada
Paul Martin → positionHeld → Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
linked to: leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada
1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention → mainSubject → leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
Edward Blake → positionHeld → Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
linked to: leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada