Commissions
Provincial CommissionsFor more information about the Women's, Youth, Aboriginal and Seniors' Commissions and Cultural Diversity on the Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta, please click on the links on the Commission sub-menu at the top.
National Commissions
Commissions add vitality and diversity of the Liberal Party. Commission members are encouraged to influence the policies and practices of the Party in order to keep us moving forward. Here is a little more about each of them.
National Women’s Liberal Commission (NWLC)
The glass ceiling is showing cracks. Would you like to help bring it tumbling down? The NWLC is the voice of women in the Liberal Party of Canada. We represent and promote the interests of women within the Party and encourage the active participation of women at all levels of Canadian politics.
Young Liberals of Canada (YLC)
The YLC is made up all Liberals aged 25 and under. With clubs in ridings across Canada, we bring energy and innovative ideas to the Liberal Party (read: we like to shake things up a bit) and empower youth to make a difference by building a better Canada.
Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission (APC)
With the creation of the APC in 1990, the Liberal Party became the first and only political party to formally recognize the unique place that Aboriginal Peoples occupy in Canada by providing us the opportunity to represent ourselves within a federal party.
Senior Liberals Commission (SLC)
The SLC is made up of Liberal members aged 65 and older, dedicated to making Canada more elder friendly by providing a forum for policy discussion and development.These are four Commissions established in Article 4 of the Constitution of the Liberal Party of Canada
Each Commission promotes the views, interests and participation of its members within the Liberal Party.
Individual Commissions do not necessarily have the same official policy as the Liberal Party of Canada, though many overlap. Commissions push the larger membership of the Liberal Party to adopt new policies that are tailored to its specific membership. In order for a Commission to promote a policy for the entire Liberal Party to adopt, it must be an official Commission’s policy, properly adopted at a Policy Convention.
Each Commission was created to promote the participation in the Liberal Party of individuals who historically have not had an opportunity to play a significant role in the political process.
events
RED DEER: Annual General Meeting and Delegate Selection MeetingMarch 12, 2010
Informal Dinner at 6:00pm / Meeting at 7:30pmCALGARY: UCLA's "Death by Chocolate" with the Hon.Dominic LeBlanc (MP Beauséjour)
March 15, 2010
7:00pm to 9:00pmEDMONTON: Edmonton East Delegate Selection Meeting
March 18, 2010
6:30pmEDMONTON: University of Alberta Student Liberal Association Annual Geberal Meeting
March 18, 2010
Meeting 6:00pm to 7:00pm Social 7:00pm to 9:00pmEDMONTON: LPCA Governing Council Meeting
March 20, 2010
10:00am to 3:00pm