VOTE: Senate Reform?
It’s summer in Ottawa, and the temperature is heating up on an unlikely issue – senate reform. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have begun a campaign to bring incremental reform to Canada’s upper house: reforms billed as non-constitutional, and non-controversial. But are they? A number of different points of view have emerged. Let’s look at the... Read More
The New Liberal Clip Show
From Mark Holland’s speech to the Alberta Liberal Party convention, to the renewal series that launched the site drafted by Corey Hogan, to coverage of the convention where the Alberta Liberal Party became the first political organization in the country to go to an open voting system, and everything in between, below is a collection of our most viewed, liked, and commented... Read More
What Keeps You Involved?
This past weekend, over 2000 delegates from across Canada took part in a telephone conference put on by the Liberal Party of Canada. Held in the wake of a shattering defeat, this “Extraordinary General Meeting” was remarkable for its positivity, and the number of people who were devoted enough to the Liberal Party of Canada to give up their Saturday afternoon to be part... Read More
Help Build a Better Mousetrap
Liberalism needs to reinvent itself, and it’s up to us to figure out what that means. Visit the New Liberal Initiative on Facebook and sound off on what changes need to occur to our vision and how we organize ourselves federally, provincially, locally, or internationally. Read More
Why Are You a Liberal?
In the wake of the last federal election, a small group of Liberals met in a dark downtown Edmonton pub to discuss where we stood. It had been a heart-wrenching defeat that we had experienced, and we met to begin to discuss what future – if any – liberalism had in this country. There were charts, there were fierce words, there was beer, and there were ideas. There were... Read More
“We Have To Be A National Party Again”
On Saturday, May 28th, Mark Holland addressed the delegates to the 2011 Alberta Liberal Party Convention and Special General Meeting with remarks that described his vision for rebuilding the Liberal Party of Canada. Mark spoke of the need to change what we do, to be an open organization, and for the Liberal Party of Canada to cede no ground – to strive to be competitive in... Read More
Register Your Support of the Alberta Liberals
Help the Alberta Liberals build the most broad-based political Party in the history of Canada! As of June 1st, any eligible Alberta voter is able to register as a supporter of the Alberta Liberal Party and become eligible to vote in nomination and leadership elections – no membership required. So have a direct say in who the Leader of the Opposition will be: if you support... Read More
How the Liberals might yet be saved
The goal of the Liberal Party of Canada today should be to build the most modern and inclusive political organization in the country, one that inspires young Canadians to vote. The election results provide the party with the opportunity. The unanswered question is whether Liberals have the will to seize the chance not just for a renewal, but a re-invention. In government political... Read More
Rebuilding the Liberal party
The Liberal Party of Canada is at a critical juncture. We are no longer the vaunted Red Machine that needs a little retooling and a few drops of oil in order to remain a national party -let alone Canada’s “natural governing party.” We received a strong message from Canadians on May 2: Bring us new ideas, new people and a new way of doing things, or fade into the... Read More
ALP Convention + Special General Meeting
It’s springtime, and change is in the air for the Alberta Liberal Party. At the 2011 Convention and Special General Meeting in Calgary members will be considering a number of grassroots proposals designed to blow open the doors to the Party, including allowing all Albertans to participate in nomination meetings and leadership contests – regardless of Party membership. Other... Read More
