Canadian Conservative Party vs. Canadian Liberal Party

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Difference between The Conservative Party and The Liberal Party In Canada

In spite of the seemingly laid back temperament of the Canadian people, the country's history has been just as wracked with political conflict and turmoil as many other political hotbeds of the world. Often at opposing sides of conflicting political ideologies and policies are the country's Conservative Party and Labour Party, both of which are the subject of this revealing comparison article.

The Conservative Party
The Liberal Party In Canada

Profile

The Conservative Party of Canada is a political party that came about as a result of the 2003 merger between the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Parties of Canada. In the most recent Canadian federal election, the party received 37.6% of the total votes. At the time of this writing, the leader of the party is Stephen Harper, who was also the country's Prime Minister since 2006.

The Liberal Party of Canada is the earliest political party to have federally registered in Canada. Also known informally as “the Grits” the party adopts a center-left policy. Since the federal election of 2006, the party has been designated the Official Opposition party in the Canadian Parliament. The Liberal Party has actually been the dominant force in Canadian federal politics throughout much of the country's history, and it has in fact held power for nearly 70 years in the 20th century. This period is longer than that which any other party in the world has held power. The Liberal Party’s leader is Michael Ignatieff, and he has held the position since the Liberal leadership convention of May 2009.

Origins

Conservative Party grew out of several right-of-centre Canadian political parties that have existed in the country since the mid-19th century. As with many other conservative parties before it, members are often referred to as "Tories". The present Conservative Party of Canada also assumed the assets and liabilities of the previous Progressive Conservative Party following the 2003 merger.

The Liberal Party can trace its roots to the Reformers political party of the mid-1800s, which sought a responsible government in what was then British-held North America. Among the earliest members of the party were George Brown, Robert Baldwin, and William Lyon Mackenzie. The party was also comprised of the so-called “Clear Grits” from the northern part of the country and the Patriotes and Rouges from the south. All these factions often formed a united front in the legislature of the Canadian Province from 1854 onwards and in 1862 brought about a united Liberal Party that combined English and French Canadian members.

Policies

The Conservative Party is generally in favor of reduced taxes, a smaller government and the decentralization of the powers of the federal government powers toward the provinces. The party also opposes cannabis legalization and favors increased military spending.

Liberal Party

At present, the Liberal Party has tended towards policies that are informed almost equally by right and left leanings. Beginning in 1993 until 2006, the party was a strong advocate of balanced budgets and the total elimination of the deficit from the federal budget by way of the reduction of social program spending, proposing instead that funds be delegated to the provinces. The Liberal Party has also voiced support for same-sex marriage and medical cannabis use. The party has in fact proposed the total decriminalization of marijuana possession in small amounts, and is generally supportive of abortion.

Summary

Conservative Party

  • Resulted from the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Parties of Canada
  • Opposes cannabis legalization
  • Favors increased military spending

Liberal Party

  • Is the earliest political party to have federally registered in Canada
  • Also known informally as “the Grits”
  • Supports same-sex marriage and medical cannabis use

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  • Jim . 3+ yrs. ago

Taxes are already too high. Liberals always over spend and raise more taxes. We need conservatives in this economy. Stephan Harper is the best for the country.

  • J V . 3+ yrs. ago

Till he gets rid of health care and we have to pay for it, and all other social services we enjoy. and he continues to let the oil companies make billions but lets us pick up the bill.

  • Dan . 3+ yrs. ago

what are you talking about? Harper only wants criminals to pay for their own healthcare. He doesent agree that Canadians are paying health care cost for criminals.

  • Debbie . 3+ yrs. ago

In my humble opinion, you are nuts. Harper is a traitor to Canadians and is an ImPerfect Dictator and his cons are too. They are corrupt, sorry to say, but it is true in my opinion. How many times have they been confronted about election fraud and more.........He won't even meet with the Canadian Premiers to discuss anything. They are also giving all the hardworking Canadian taxpayers' money, according to Harper himself, overseas to other countries and countries that are beyond terrorism and don't even have a legitimate government, plus the UN for women and girls overseas, I guess our women and girls are just so satisfied about everything that they are getting or provided in Canada like the missing aboriginal women and girls and we have no accountability to know if he's not and they are not just splitting the money between themselves and putting it into a numbered account somewhere because I have heard the people saying from different places that they haven't seen all of that money. They are also cutting public services and jobs like veterans'offices, pension age, unemployment and many other Departments that Canadians depend on and much, much more. Those cuts are job losses to Canadians.

  • Dave White . 3+ yrs. ago

the facts just don't bear out the statement that conservatives spend less, they have been poor shepherds of the public purse

  • carl . 3+ yrs. ago

Harper is a poo head

  • Mr. Canada . 3+ yrs. ago

Do you want a bunch of stoners running around?

  • J V . 3+ yrs. ago

Better than Harper throwing people in jail who medically should have access to medical pot, but because he messed up the system cant get it and get arrested for being forced to get it elsewhere. Plus its less of a health risk, less dangerous (but still is) to drive after and doesnt cause deaths like alcohol. Its like saying real guns are fine for people to own, but BB guns are illegal and dangerous.

  • lmao . 3+ yrs. ago

Stoners? Sure! crackheads? No! You must be old!

  • Dan . 3+ yrs. ago

Stoners suck and ruin our economy.

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