Canadianism was especially important within the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party figures such as O. D. Skelton neither rejected ties between Canada and United Kingdom, nor claimed that Canadians composed a unitary nation - taking into account rejections of this by French Canadian supporters of a Canadian patriotism, such as Henri Bourassa.
The concept of Canadian identity was central to the Liberal Party of Canada, particularly in the context of O. D. Skelton's views on Canadian-British ties and the differing perspectives of French Canadian supporters like Henri Bourassa.