The Canadian Spectrum

Canadian Political Spectrum

Communism

An ideology created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels aiming for a classless society with common ownership and no private property.

Socialism

An ideology developed by thinkers like Marx and Engels that seeks social equality through public ownership and wealth redistribution.

Liberalism

An ideology that originated with Enlightenment thinkers advocating for individual rights, democracy, and a balance between free markets and regulation.

Conservatism

An ideology founded by Edmund Burke that values tradition, authority, and free-market economics with gradual reform.

Fascism

An ideology that promotes extreme nationalism, authoritarian rule, and suppression of opposition, beginning in early 20th-century Italy.

Municipal

Relating to a town or city or its local government.

Provincial

Relating to a province, particularly within Canada.

Federal

Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and regional or provincial authorities.

Political Spectrum

A range of political positions or opinions that exist between different ideologies.

Left-wing

Political positions that advocate for social equality, government intervention in the economy, and collective well-being.

Centrist

Political positions that occupy the middle ground between the Left and the Right, advocating for a balance of individualism and social responsibility.

Right-wing

Political positions that advocate for individual liberty, limited government intervention in the economy, and traditional social values.