Ontario Liberal Party

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The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; French: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It has been one of the two main contenders for government for much of Ontario's history along with their conservative rival (currently the Progressive Conservative Party). Liberal ministries governed the province 63 of the approximately 160 years since Confederation, producing 10 of its 26 premiers. The party has strong informal ties to the Liberal Party of Canada, but the two parties are organizationally independent and have separate memberships. The provincial party and the Ontario wing of the federal party were organizationally one entity until members voted to split in 1976. The party espouses the principles of liberalism, with their rival the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party positioned to the right and the New Democratic Party (NDP), which at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments, positioned to their left. The Liberals suffered...

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