Young Liberals Push for Independent Chair

0:00It's March 25th from your city to your ears. This is Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Young liberals in Canada are pushing hard for their next national chair to stay independent from government jobs. Ahead of the party's convention in Montreal from April 9th to 11th, supporters want candidates to pledge no work in minister's offices or the prime minister's office during their term. This aims to keep the youth wing focused on young members' priorities rather than party insiders. Two slates are competing for the executive spots. New generation and Renaissance. Organizes from a group called Young Liberals for Change are running a pressure campaign on both. Highlighting the youth wings past successes like early support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization which started there before becoming party policy. Current national chair Liam Olsen welcomes the push for independence but warns against cutting ties with caucus and cabinet allies completely. He points to recent wins like the Youth Climate Corps

1:02which got $40 million over two years in the latest budget thanks to teamwork with ministers. Renaissance candidate Nicholas Abouagi signed a revised pledge just for the chair role stressing the need to advocate freely for young people and boost online engagement to catch up with rivals. New generation's Nico Goslin backs the idea even more strongly promising no government work at all if elected while focusing on outreach and... Structure for long-term growth. Elections happen on the convention's final day open only to party members 25 and under setting the stage for fresh ideas to shape the youth wing's future.