Abbreviation | OYL |
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Formation | 1971 |
Headquarters | 344 Bloor Street W Suite 306 Toronto, Ontario M5S 3A7 |
Location | |
President | Palwashah Ali |
Parent organization | Ontario Liberal Party |
Website | Website |
The Ontario Young Liberals (OYL) is the official youth wing of the Ontario Liberal Party. The OYL's membership includes all members of the Ontario Liberal Party who are aged 25 and under. The organization has local branches called "student clubs" (associations of members at post secondary institutions) and "riding clubs" (associations of members residing in electoral districts), though members are not required to be associated with any such clubs. It is led by a 16-member executive board.
Until 2017, the OYL was also recognized by the Liberal Party of Canada as its youth wing in Ontario. In 2016, at the Liberal Party of Canada Biennial Convention in Winnipeg, the federal party passed a constitutional amendment that ceased recognition of its element organizations that are jointly recognized provincial liberal parties. A separate Ontario "section" of the Young Liberals of Canada was created to serve as its youth organization in Ontario.
Associations of liberal partisans on university and college campus existed prior to the 1970s, and were loosely affiliated with the party each other through the Ontario Student Liberals. In 1971, the organization was formally established as the Ontario New Liberals and was known as such until the mid-1980s.
The organization has been a preparation ground for budding politicians and political organizers. Many elected officials and partisan with public prominence were active members of the OYL in their youth. These include:
Since the Liberal Party allocates specific number of delegate spots for campus liberal associations at its national convention, key players of the OYL wielded unique influence in the party’s leadership selection as it has the largest number of campus associations under its jurisdiction. OYL had been a fierce battleground during federal leadership races from the early 80s to 2006. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Paul Martin leadership campaign was particularly notorious for hostile take over of campus liberal associations leading up to the 1990 and 2003 contests.
The OYL executive is made up of 20 OYL members elected to one-year terms by the membership at the OYL Annual General Meeting. The structure of the Executive consists of a President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President Organization, Vice President (French), Treasurer, Riding Director, Student Director, Policy Director, Communications Director, Community Engagement Director and 9 Regional Coordinators, as well as a high school coordinator.
The current executive is as follows:
Position | Name |
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President | Palwashah Ali |
Executive Vice-President | Keagan McNeil |
Vice President (Organization) | MacKenzie Collings |
Vice President (French) | Bruce Baker |
Treasurer | Lauren Wilkinson |
Communications Director | Shyan Hayder |
Policy Director | Hamza Kamal |
Student Director | Tréden Roseau |
Riding Director | Stacy Kiseliouk |
Community Engagement Director | Soobin Sung |
North Regional Coordinator | TBD |
Eastern Regional Coordinator | Matthew Edington |
Central West Regional Coordinator | Ewan Wilton |
Central East Regional Coordinator | Laura Page |
Central North Regional Coordinator | Daniel Mojarrab |
Toronto (Etobicoke/Downtown/East York) Regional Coordinator | Jonah Rosen |
Toronto (York/North York/Scarborough) Regional Coordinator | Daniel Park |
South Central Regional Coordinator | Mark Drew Waddell |
Southwestern Regional Coordinator | Gilvan Greig-Clarke |
High School Coordinator | Domenic Sbergio |
The OYL recognizes nine distinct regions of the province, that align with the Ontario Liberal Party's regional breakdown. Each region is represented by a Regional Coordinator. Each region is further broken down by areas, although these area divisions are seldom used. The nine regions are: North Region, East, Central West, Central East, Central North, Toronto (Etobicoke/Downtown/East York), Toronto (York/North York/Scarborough), South Central and Southwestern.
The OYL is composed of riding and student clubs. Riding clubs are based in each provincial electoral district. Student clubs are located at universities and colleges in Ontario.
Each club has a constitution, which must agree with the constitutions of the Ontario Liberal Party and the OYL. Each club has an executive, and conducts activities such as community outreach, social events, policy meetings and assists in campaigns during federal or provincial elections.
The executive of the OYL is elected to a 12 to 18 month term at the Annual General Meeting of the OYL. As of 2021, the OYL AGM is held in conjuction with the Ontario Liberal Party's AGM and Policy Conference.
In the summer of 2002, the OYL created a new signature event called Summer Fling, which was held at Wilfrid Laurier University the inaugural year. OYL Summer Fling includes a volunteer appreciation dinner, the annual policy conference and many guest speakers. It has quickly become the flagship event of the OYL.
Summer Fling locations
Year | Location | Region |
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2002 | Wilfrid Laurier University | South Western Region |
2003 | University of Ottawa | Eastern Region |
2004 | McMaster University | South Central Region |
2005 | University of Western Ontario | South Western Region |
2006 | Trent University | Central Region |
2007 | Nipissing University | Northern Region |
2008 | University of Guelph | South Western Region |
2009 | Brock University | South Central Region |
2010 | Queen's University | Eastern Region |
2011 | Laurentian University | Northern Region |
2012 | Wilfrid Laurier University | South Western Region |
2013 | Carleton University | Eastern Region |
2014 | Joint Summer Fling and AGM, held in King City | Central Region |
2015 | Nipissing University | Northern Region |
2016 | Queen's University | Eastern Region |
2019 | Carleton University | Ottawa Region |
2023 | University of Toronto | GTA Central Region |
2024 | Carleton University | Ottawa Region |
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