Liberal party

Key facts about the Current Leader

Leader: Justin Trudeau

Born: December, 25, 1971
Education: University of British Columbia
Office: Prime Minister of Canada
Previous Office: Member of the Canadian House of
Commons
Has five siblings
Three children
Before becoming the Prime Minister he was a
teacher

Highlights of their history

Michael Ignatieffs announcement on May 3 2011 of his intention to redesign

as leader following for the other parties.
May 9, 2011: Liberal Party National Board of Directors sets rules that the
party's interim leader had to be bilingual and agree not to run as permanent
leader or to pursue any merger talks with the NDP
May 2, 2012: Liberal Party opens the "supporter" category of party affiliation
allowing Canadians who are not paid members or members of another
political party to vote for the Liberal leadership after affirming that they
"support the Liberal Party of Canada"

Economy

The Liberal Party of Canada is showcasing the members of his economic

team from across the country, and detailing how real leadership will
strengthen the middle class, create jobs, and grown our economy
The Liberal Economic team includes several former Federal and Provincial
economic Ministers
Canada is the only G7 economy in recession
Harper believes the way to grow the economy is to make wealthy people
wealthier
The Liberal Party is the only party with a team and a plan that will ensure that
the economy works for the middle class

Environmental

The Liberal party came up with a new plan to make

jobs and our environment cleaner.
Making better investments in cleaner jobs and
having more things done to the environment to
keep it up to date.
The Liberal government will replace Mr.Harpers
changes to the environmental assessment
process.
We will explore, consult, and work collaboratively
to move towards a system where federal
environmental assessments of projects include an
analysis of upstream impacts and the greenhouse
gas emissions resulting from the projects being
assessed

Employment

We will invest to create more jobs and

better opportunities for young
Canadians.
We will create 40,000 good youth jobs
including 5,000 youth green jobs each
year for the next three years, by
investing $300 million more in the
renewed Youth Employment Strategy.
The Liberal party will more than double
the almost 11,000 Canadians who
access skills link each year including
Aboriginal and disabled youths.

Children and Child Care

We will give Families more

money to help with the high cost
of raising their kids
The liberal party will cancel tax
breaks and benefits for the
wealthy - including the Universal
Childcare Benefit - and introduce
a new Canada Child Benefit to
give Canadian families more
money to raise their kids.

Multiculturalism, Citizenship and/ or Immigration

Contemporary theories of multiculturalism, which originated in the late

1980s and early 1990s, tend to focus their arguments on immigrants who are
ethnic and religious minorities (e.g. Latinos in the U.S., Muslims in Western
Europe), minority nations (e.g. Catalans, Basque, Welsh, Qubcois), and
indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism, for its part, developed out of the belief that group
marginalisation often has yet deeper origins.
Multiculturalism in Canada is the sense of an equal celebration of racial,
religious and cultural backgrounds. Multiculturalism policy was officially
adopted by Pierre Trudeau's government during the 1970s and 1980s