<P> The Liberals are descended from the mid-19th century Reformers who agitated for responsible government throughout British North America . These included George Brown , Robert Baldwin , William Lyon Mackenzie and the Clear Grits in Upper Canada , Joseph Howe in Nova Scotia , and the Patriotes and Rouges in Lower Canada led by figures such as Louis - Joseph Papineau . The Clear Grits and Parti rouge sometimes functioned as a united bloc in the legislature of the Province of Canada beginning in 1854 , and a united Liberal Party combining both English and French Canadian members was formed in 1861 . </P>
<P> The Liberals are descended from the mid-19th century Reformers who agitated for responsible government throughout British North America . These included George Brown , Robert Baldwin , William Lyon Mackenzie and the Clear Grits in Upper Canada , Joseph Howe in Nova Scotia , and the Patriotes and Rouges in Lower Canada led by figures such as Louis - Joseph Papineau . The Clear Grits and Parti rouge sometimes functioned as a united bloc in the legislature of the Province of Canada beginning in 1854 , and a united Liberal Party combining both English and French Canadian members was formed in 1861 . </P>
when was the liberal party of canada formed
when was the liberal party of canada formed
1861
1861