POLS3151 TERM TEST 2 - PARTY PLACEMENT AND CONSERVATIVES

Party Placement: List all in correct order

NDP

Bloc

Green

Liberal

PC

Conservative

Reform Alliance

Party Placement: Conservatives

Right of centre. PC iteration closer to the centre. Reform Alliance farther right.

• prioritizes lower taxes, smaller government, free-market policies

• strong military

• resource cultivation, reduced environmental regulations to pursue industry

Party Placement: NDP

Left, with earlier iteration (CCF) farther.

• supports labour unions/workers right

• environmental sustainability

• social welfare programs and wealth redistribution

Party Placement: Green

Left of centre between BQ and Liberals

• strong focus on environmental policies, including transitioning to renewable energy and combating climate change

• inclusive governance

• social justice

Party Placement: BQ

Left of centre, farther than Liberal and Green, not as far as NDP

• Quebec sovereignty and cultural preservation

• supports more gov intervention in economy but under QC circumstances

Explain how we ended up with the Conservative party of today

Reform Alliance merged with the PC to meet in the middle.

Reform Alliance felt Progressive Conservatives were Vote splitting became an issue with the nuance in policy not strong enough. 2003 merger

Explain the 3 sisters coalition

Need to win the Red Tories – ON and Atlantic Canada + Western populists (far-end right wing) + Francophone conservative nationalists to play the seats available and understand what is realistic for a win.

The conservatives have to adapt to regional political dynamics to secure electoral success. By balancing diverse conservative ideologies—moderate, populist, and nationalist.

Conservative Party: Red Tories

Values stability, order, and the preservation of institutions, often taking a "big tent" approach to attract a broad range of voters.

Mixed economy, balanced budgets, social programs/public investment

Conservative Party: Blue Tories

Free-market focus, minimal regulation, Preference for privatization or minimal government spending, no defeicits, individualistic

Notable Conservatives

• John A Macdonald 

  • First prime minister of canada

• John Diefen baker 

  • Civil rights advocate

  • Gained support gtom western provcines for the party

• Brian Mulroney

  • Established a free trade agreement with the US 

  • Introduced GST

Notable Conservatives: John A MacDonald

John A. Macdonald Flashcard

• United Upper and Lower Canada; invited Newfoundland, which joined later.

• Red Tory ideology: Economic stability, state protection against individualism to preserve community welfare.

• Advocated an east-west economy: Promoted trade within Canada and built a transcontinental railway.

• Favored Ontario and Quebec while brokering English-French cooperation for political success.

• Legacy tarnished by the Riel Affair: Westward expansion ignored Métis rights, leading to Louis Riel's execution and alienating francophones.

Notable Conservatives: R.B. Bennett

• Bennett

  • Came in during the Great Depression

  • First 5 years trying to address the economic depression

  • Ran government like a business

  • Trying to minimize impact on people

  • Wanted to propose a package to people at the end but it was too late

    • Legacy: brought in the CBC, BoC

Notable Conservatives: Dieffenbaker

• John Dieffenbaker

  • Problems with the MPs and the cabinet 

  • Support from quebecers without being francophone or bilingual

  • Poor relationship with the US

    • During time of the Cuban missile crisis

Notable Conservatives: Mulroney

• Mulroney 

  • Move toward blue tory

  • Wanted provinces and feds to work together

  • Turned around and embraced the full neoliberal state

    • Privatization and deregulation (he did so with lines)

    • 2 constitutional accords fail, party fails

Notable Conservatives: Kim Campbell

• Kim Campbell

  • 2 seats left

    • Glass Cliff

Notable Conservatives: Harper

• Harper 

  • Regaining the west