Commentary
Having grown up in the 1960s, the attraction of the Liberal Party of Canada was that it was a big tent party. They were the party that eliminated racism in our immigration policies, the party that championed equality, fairness in the rule of law, free speech, and tolerance (as well as their leader stating, “There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation”—a very popular message in the decade of sexual liberation). They were the party that accepted everyone. That’s what attracted so many young people to the Liberals. In the 1960s and ’70s, if you were young, you were a Liberal.
