Canada's conservative parties unite

[Stelliform]

Here's the link. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3297791.stm)


What I find most interesting is that their parties are named essentially liberal and conservative. I think that is hilarious. No question there what you are.

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anyone familiar enough w/ the canadian parties able to give an overview of their positions?

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by Stelliform
What I find most interesting is that their parties are named essentially liberal and conservative. I think that is hilarious. No question there what you are.

Yeah, I'm sure it's as simple as your narrow US political stereotypes presume it to be.

Like how Republicans in 1922 Ireland were just like Republicans in 1922 America.

[Stelliform]

Originally posted by pseudobrit
Yeah, I'm sure it's as simple as your narrow US political stereotypes presume it to be.

Like how Republicans in 1922 Ireland were just like Republicans in 1922 America.

"your narrow US political stereotypes" Sounds a bit like a personal attack there....

The Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance will join forces under the new name of the Conservative Party of Canada.

"Finally, after ten years, the Liberal Party of Canada will be facing a united, strong, conservative family in the next federal general election," a jubilant Mr MacKay said

So that makes the "Conservative Party of Canada" and the "Liberal Party of Canada" the two major political parties in Canada. I just find it interesting that the political party's dominate political view is in the name of the two major parties.

By the way... (Although this information is dated now due to the party merging.)



The Liberal Party - a centrist party, led by Prime Minister Jean Chretien,
which currently has a slim majority in the House of Commons with 156 out of 301
seats (it won an additional seat in a bi-election in 1998);

The Reform Party - a Western-based populist conservative party which holds 59
seats in Parliament and is head of the official opposition;

The Bloc Quebecois - a Quebec sovereigntist party, the federal counterpart of
the provincial Parti Quebecois, holding 44 seats;

The New Democratic Party - a leftist, social-democratic party which holds 21
seats in the House;

The Progressive Conservative Party - a center-right party, also known as the
Tories, which holds 19 seats in the House.

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by Stelliform
"your narrow US political stereotypes" Sounds a bit like a personal attack there....

Take it however you will.

Your views on the situation were clearly limited by your prejudice.

[Stelliform]

Originally posted by pseudobrit
Take it however you will.

Your views on the situation were clearly limited by your prejudice.

Sorry pseudobrit, I still don't understand how I am prejudiced thinking that the names of the two parties are interesting.

It makes me believe that you are here just to make negative comments against conservative posters.