Ontario Young Liberals

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Ontario Young Liberals
AbbreviationOYL
Formation1971
Headquarters344 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.

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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.

History

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OYL logo, 2003-2009

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:

Influence

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OYL logo, 2000-2003

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.

Structure

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OYL logo, 2009-2017

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:

2024 - 2025 Executive
PositionName
PresidentPalwashah Ali
Executive Vice-PresidentKeagan McNeil
Vice President (Organization)MacKenzie Collings
Vice President (French)Bruce Baker
TreasurerLauren Wilkinson
Communications DirectorShyan Hayder
Policy DirectorHamza Kamal
Student DirectorTréden Roseau
Riding DirectorStacy Kiseliouk
Community Engagement DirectorSoobin Sung
North Regional CoordinatorTBD
Eastern Regional CoordinatorMatthew Edington
Central West Regional CoordinatorEwan Wilton
Central East Regional CoordinatorLaura Page
Central North Regional CoordinatorDaniel Mojarrab
Toronto (Etobicoke/Downtown/East York) Regional CoordinatorJonah Rosen
Toronto (York/North York/Scarborough) Regional CoordinatorDaniel Park
South Central Regional CoordinatorMark Drew Waddell
Southwestern Regional CoordinatorGilvan Greig-Clarke
High School CoordinatorDomenic Sbergio

Regions

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.

Affiliated clubs

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.

OYL Annual General Meeting

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.

OYL Summer Fling

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

YearLocationRegion
2002Wilfrid Laurier UniversitySouth Western Region
2003University of OttawaEastern Region
2004McMaster UniversitySouth Central Region
2005University of Western OntarioSouth Western Region
2006Trent UniversityCentral Region
2007Nipissing UniversityNorthern Region
2008University of GuelphSouth Western Region
2009Brock UniversitySouth Central Region
2010Queen's UniversityEastern Region
2011Laurentian UniversityNorthern Region
2012Wilfrid Laurier UniversitySouth Western Region
2013Carleton UniversityEastern Region
2014Joint Summer Fling and AGM, held in King CityCentral Region
2015Nipissing UniversityNorthern Region
2016Queen's UniversityEastern Region
2019Carleton UniversityOttawa Region
2023University of TorontoGTA Central Region
2024Carleton UniversityOttawa Region

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