More than 10,000 Liberal Party of Canada members took part in the party’s Open Policy Process for the 2023 National Liberal Convention, held from May 4th to May 6th in Ottawa.
As part of the process, Liberal Party members were invited to submit policy proposals for the Party to officially adopt, which would be voted upon at the National Convention. The top 24 highest-voted policies would become official policy heading into the next election (currently scheduled for on or before October 2025).
Of the 24 highest voted upon policies, freedom of movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom placed in the Top 10, with overwhelming support from party delegates.
This means that both the Liberal and Conservative parties of Canada have now endorsed CANZUK, joining the UK Conservative party. 72% of Labour MPs have also endorsed the proposal, but it is not as of yet party policy.
Polling indicates majority support among the public in all proposed members as well.
I think that this may well prompt other parties to begin proposing the measure, especially as it is a relatively "Easy" win and a popular policy in an age of populism.
Discuss the implications, future, etc, of CANZUK and political endorsements of it.
I support CANZUK. I believe that CANZUK can form a third and more globally orientated organization which can serve as the third pillar of the western world alongside the US and EU, and perhaps eventually reform into an organization that would include the likes of Japan and South Korea, or have a "Mandala" like system whereby the core CANZUK nations have those nations in close ties with the organization and form a part of its bloc. I think this would be beneficial to all and beneficial to global security and the western hegemonic order.
