Historically, the Liberal party has been either the ruling party, or the [[Official Opposition]]. It is generally to the (far) left of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], yet had been to the right of the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]] until [[Justin Trudeau]] became Prime Minister in a highly controversial federal election in 2015, after which he moved the Liberals even further to the Left as political/ideological equals to the NDP. It is also the oldest party in Canada. The Liberal Party, and liberals in Canada are known informally as "Grits". They are opposed by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], [[New Democratic Party]], [[Green Party of Canada]] and the separatist [[Bloc Québecois]]. | Historically, the Liberal party has been either the ruling party, or the [[Official Opposition]]. It is generally to the (far) left of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], yet had been to the right of the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]] until [[Justin Trudeau]] became Prime Minister in a highly controversial federal election in 2015, after which he moved the Liberals even further to the Left as political/ideological equals to the NDP. It is also the oldest party in Canada. The Liberal Party, and liberals in Canada are known informally as "Grits". They are opposed by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], [[New Democratic Party]], [[Green Party of Canada]] and the separatist [[Bloc Québecois]]. |