OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has been actively using a variety of social media networking tools to reach millions of Canadians across the country.

The Liberal Party knows that just as important as talking to Canadians about our forward-looking policies is listening to them to get their feedback.

That's why we've been using social media networking utilities to give grassroots voters the opportunity to participate in the democratic process at a level never before seen. 

The Liberal Party has a history of reaching out to Canadians online through such interactive means as forumliberalis.ca, an online policy discussion site where users commented on platform policy ideas before the election campaign. As well, www.thisisdion.ca, launched during this campaign, is another interactive site where Canadians have the opportunity to get to know a more personal side of the Liberal leader.

The following tools are giving us a tremendous opportunity to connect with Canadians:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephane-Dion/7874631159
Check out our newly revamped social networking site with comprehensive updates featuring the leader's video blog, news releases, pictures, and public commentary.

Twitter - http://twitter.com/LiberalTour
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to follow Liberal Party of Canada National Director Greg Fergus as he travels the nation with Stéphane Dion. Messages are sent either to your cell phone or to a web-based application for review at any time.  

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/liberalvideo
Come and see more than 30 Liberal videos, including footage from the campaign trail, discussions with MPs and campaign ads. This is updated daily with new videos.

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/dionliberal
Become a MySpace friend with Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion on the popular networking site.

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/30351505@N05/
Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application where users can view and upload photos for free. Visit our photo sharing site to see scores of photos from the campaign trail.

Youth Text - http://www.txt.ca/youthtext.htm
An interactive venue for high school students and other young people from across the country to voice their concerns via text messaging. The program is designed to involve young people in the political process and foster a dialogue between students and policy-makers.