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Progressive Conservative party, former Canadian political party, formed in 1942 by the merger of the Progressive and Conservative parties. Beginning with the first Canadian prime minister, John A. Macdonald Macdonald, Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, b. Glasgow. His parents settled in 1820 in Kingston, Ont. Macdonald first practiced law. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1867, the Conservative party dominated Canadian politics for much of the first three decades after confederation in 1867. The Conservative party's commitments to a strong confederation, national economic development, and close ties to Britain were continued by subsequent Conservative prime ministers, John J. C. Abbott Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader. He was a graduate of McGill College, where he served on the law faculty (1853–80). ..... Click the link for more information. , John S. D. Thompson Thompson, Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian political leader, b. Nova Scotia. He was elected (1877) to the provincial assembly, was briefly provincial prime minister, and then was made a justice of the supreme court of Nova Scotia. ..... Click the link for more information. , Mackenzie Bowell Bowell, Sir Mackenzie (bō`əl), 1823–1917, Canadian prime minister, b. England. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Charles Tupper Tupper, Sir Charles, 1821–1915, Canadian statesman, b. Nova Scotia. A doctor, he sat (1855–67) in the provincial legislature, became (1864) premier of Nova Scotia, and was a leader in the movement for Canadian confederation. ..... Click the link for more information. . Reactions to the pro-British direction of Conservative policy and the execution of French-Canadian rebel Louis Riel Riel, Louis (lwē rēĕl`), 1844–85, Canadian insurgent, leader of two rebellions, b. ..... Click the link for more information. led to a decline in Conservative party fortunes in Quebec, and the start of a long period of Liberal party Liberal party, Canadian political party. Prior to confederation in 1867, reform parties advocating greater local participation in provincial governments, free trade, and increased separation of church and state existed in Canada West, Canada East, and the Maritime ..... Click the link for more information. dominance. In the 1920s, Conservative prime ministers Robert Borden Borden, Sir Robert Laird, 1854–1937, Canadian political leader, prime minister during World War I, b. Grand Pré, N.S. Called to the bar in 1878, he won a reputation as a constitutional lawyer. In John Diefenbaker Diefenbaker, John George (dē`fənbā'kər), 1895–1979, Canadian political leader. Kim Campbell Campbell, Kim (Avril Phaedra Campbell), 1947–, Canadian political leader, prime minister of Canada (1993), b. Port Alberni, British Columbia. A litigation lawyer and originally a member of the Social Credit party, she held (1983–88) appointed and elected How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As he tried to unite the party forged from so many factions--old Progressive Conservatives, old Reformers, conservatives social and fiscal, urban and rural, east and west--Harper's strongest card was the Liberals' $250-million sponsorship boondoggle. An important first task for Ramsay was the release of a report on the spring bear hunt commissioned by the provincial Progressive Conservatives. Swale distinguishes Meiji conservatives into two camps, formal conservatives subscribing to a static notion of the national polity (kokutai), which was conceived as having origins above and beyond temporal contingencies, and progressive conservatives who held a more dynamic conception of the polity, one whic h accommodated the possibility of adaptation to historical circumstances. |
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