to future generations. Liberal parties Liberal parties developed in both the French and English speaking parts of Canada, and led to the formation of the Liberal Party of Canada. Liberal parties exist on a provincial level, but while they mostly share similar ideologies, not all provincial parties are officially affiliated with the federal party. In Canada, a "capital-L" liberal refers to the policies and ideas of the Liberal Party of Canada/Parti Libéral du Canada (member LI), the most frequent governing party of Canada for the last century and one of the largest liberal parties around the world. The Quebec Liberal Party (Parti libéral du Québec) combines liberalism with more conservative ideas. Only federal parties are included in the following timeline. For inclusion in this scheme, it isn't necessary for parties to have explicitly labelled themselves as a liberal party. Timeline of the federal Liberal Party Canadian Party / Patriot Party / Red Party 1806: Liberals in the Francophone part of Canada formed the Canadian Party (Parti Canadien) 1826: The party is renamed Patriot Party (Parti Patriote) and is led by Louis-Joseph Papineau 1848: The party is further reorganised into the Red Party (Parti rouge) 1867: The PR merged into the present-day Liberal Party of Canada Reform Party 1841: The Upper Canada Reform Party is formed 1855: Radical members formed the Clear Grits. 1867: The Reform Party merged into Liberal Party of Canada Clear Grits / Liberal Party of Canada 1855: Radical members of the Reform Party formed the Clear Grits 1867: The Clear Grits merged with the Reform Party, the Red Party and provincial liberal parties into the present-day Liberal Party of Canada Current parties In addition to the federal party, each province and the Yukon territory has its own Liberal Party; however, those in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are no longer affiliated with the federal party. The British Columbia Liberal Party is notably centre-right and often described as a "free enterprise coalition", with supporters from both the federal Liberal and Conservative parties. Under their system of consensus government, political parties are not recognized in the territories of Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Liberal leaders Parti Patriote Louis-Joseph Papineau Clear Grits George Brown Parti Rouge Antoine-Aimé Dorion Liberal Party of Canada Alexander Mackenzie Edward Blake Wilfrid Laurier Daniel Duncan McKenzie William Lyon Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent Lester Bowles Pearson Pierre Elliott Trudeau John Turner Jean Chrétien