Senate Liberal Caucus

Senate Liberal Caucus
Caucus libéral du Sénat
Founded29 January 2014
Dissolved14 November 2019
Split fromLiberal Party of Canada
Succeeded byProgressive Senate Group
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colours  Red
Website
liberalsenateforum.ca

The Senate Liberal Caucus (French: Caucus libéral du Sénat), also known as the Senate Liberals (French: libéraux au Sénat),[1] was, from 2014 to 2019, a parliamentary grouping in the Senate of Canada made up of independent senators who were individually members of the Liberal Party of Canada and were appointed on the advice of previous Liberal prime ministers. The caucus was not formally affiliated to or recognized by the Liberal Party.

The caucus was dissolved on November 14, 2019 and its members formed a new non-partisan parliamentary group, the Progressive Senate Group.[2] The dissolution of the Senate Liberals marked the first time the Senate of Canada had no Liberal members since Canadian Confederation in 1867.[2]

  1. ^ "Officers and Officials of Parliament - Current Officers". PARLINFO. Library of Parliament. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Tasker, John Paul (J.P.) (November 14, 2019). "There's another new faction in the Senate: the Progressive Senate Group". CBC News. Retrieved November 14, 2019.