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Ontario Liberal Party "centre"?

I am proposing that we distinguish between the historical and present political position of the Ontario Liberal Party. There seems to be a relatively broad consensus that the OLP historically has been positioned on the "centre" of the political spectrum, however the party's position has shifted to the "centre left" in recent years. I believe that the present and historical ideologies should be distinguished. Humberland (talk) 22:33, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Centre to centre-left is still the best descriptor. There is not a broad consensus anywhere that the Ontario Liberal Party has shifted to an exclusively centre-left party, as even a cursory search still finds sourced that place the position as "centre to centre-left".Mr. No Funny Nickname (talk) 22:30, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is Ontario Liberal Party « Centre-Left »?

I have looked at the platform of the OLP, and it bears a striking resemblance to the the platform of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, which from what I understand is described as « Centre-right ». In addition to this, former Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca was called « Centre-Right » multiple times over the course of the 2022 provincial election. Would it be a good idea to describe the OLP as « Centre to Centre-Right »? I also noticed that the OLP’s leader, Bonnie Crombie, is listed as an adherent of the “Blue Grits”, which is described as “a right of centre member or supporter of the federal Liberal Party, or many of the provincial Liberal parties in Canada.” by it’s page. Because of this, I believe that it would be better to describe it as centre to centre-right. Notanegoist (talk) 13:26, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is inappropriate for us to make this determination. See WP:NOR. Instead, we must rely on what reliable sources (WP:RS) say. --Yamla (talk) 18:38, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, this is first time making a proposal like this. Could you tell me some general things that would be considered reliable sources? Notanegoist (talk) 18:40, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oop, wait, I’ve got something.

https://www.tvo.org/article/we-govern-from-right-of-centre-bonnie-crombie-on-how-shed-lead-the-ontario-liberals Notanegoist (talk) 18:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The policy in question is WP:RS which I already linked to. --Yamla (talk) 18:45, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]