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"Young people in politics, as in all other facets of civil society, offer us a daring, optimistic and creative energy that we must embrace if we want to truly reflect our communities. No party, in fact, no organization can be truly vibrant and relevant without fully engaging these sources of power and renewal."

Dear Fellow Liberals, As we approach the Biennial Convention, it is important to talk about the role of Young Liberals within the party, and the important role youth will play in renewing our party. It is sometimes said that “Youth are...

(La version française suit) Fellow Liberals, As 2012 dawns with the promise of renewal the start of a new year offers us, I would like to share with you some of my thoughts on what our beloved Party has to do to turn this promise into genuine change for the better. Financial Management: We need to marry fiscal stewardship with democratic engagement. Without per vote subsidies, members and supporters alone will drive the financial bus of the Liberal Party and we need to modernize the way we do business.  I have a track record that speaks to my passion for fiscal stewardship...

(La version française suit) What does it take to be president? The race for president of the Liberal Party is generating a great deal of excitement and as a Liberal I am delighted to see the renewed interest and commitment to this party by its members. However, we must not get forget that when the dust settles on the race and a winner is declared, the real work will start. Debates among candidates will be forgotten and the nitty-gritty of the job will get done in many different places; often not on a stage and often out of the public eye. Simply put, the president is not the leader of the...

Support for Alexandra Mendes is growing in every province. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because of her proven ability to take a member-driven organization and turn it around to make it financially successful. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because her experience as a riding association president and as a Member of Parliament give her valuable insights into how the party works and what is needed to support a riding and win a riding. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because she is more interested in listening to the membership than talking at them. Liberals are choosing Alexandra because...

(La version française suit) The will to change… united! The political world in which live has become sullied over the years. Canadians witnessed, and many of us were appalled by the bitter personal attacks that the Conservatives launched against both Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff. Lately, we have also seen the NDP chiding and belittling the Liberal Party as being no longer relevant.

If we are to succeed in the future we need to do a much better job of countering those attacks. In addition, there is at least one more thing that we absolutely must do in this regard: We must stop...