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Blue Tory

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Blue Tories, the opposite of "small 'c' conservatives" (see Red Tories), are, in Canadian politics, members of the former federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, current Conservative Party of Canada and provincial Progressive Conservative parties who are more free-market or liberal economically. [1]

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Andrew Scheer

Andrew James Scheer (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004 and as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition since 2017.

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Blue Grit

A Blue Grit, also known as a Blue Liberal or Business Liberal is a member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or many of the provincial Liberal parties who adheres to fiscal conservatism and is supportive of pro-business policies, and thus is right-leaning fiscally and economically, but generally socially progressive.

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Brian Pallister

Brian William Pallister, (born July 6, 1954) is a Canadian politician and the 22nd Premier of Manitoba.

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Canadian English

Canadian English (CanE, CE, en-CA) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Canada.

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Conservatism in Canada

Conservatism in Canada is generally considered to be primarily represented by the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada in federal party politics, and by various centre-right and right-wing parties at the provincial level.

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Dalton Camp

Dalton Kingsley Camp, (September 11, 1920 – March 18, 2002) was a Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator and supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

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Fiscal conservatism

Fiscal conservatism (also economic conservatism or conservative economics) is a political-economic philosophy regarding fiscal policy and fiscal responsibility advocating low taxes, reduced government spending and minimal government debt.

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John Reimer

John Henry Reimer (born July 16, 1936) is a Canadian politician.

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List of conservative parties in Canada

This is a list of conservative parties in Canada.

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Pink Tory

In Canadian politics, a Pink Tory is a pejorative term for a liberal member of one of the Conservative or Progressive Conservative parties, more liberal than a Red Tory.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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Red Tory

A Red Tory is an adherent of a centre-right or paternalistic-conservative political philosophy derived from the Tory tradition, predominantly in Canada, but also in the United Kingdom.

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Right-wing populism

Right-wing populism is a political ideology which combines right-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes.

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Small-c conservative

A small-c conservative is anyone who believes in the philosophy of conservatism but does not necessarily identify with an official Conservative Party.

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Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian economist, entrepreneur, and retired politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006, to November 4, 2015.

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Tim Hudak

Timothy Patrick "Tim" Hudak (born November 1, 1967) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Tory

A Tory is a person who holds a political philosophy, known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved throughout history.

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Unite the Right

The Unite the Right movement was a Canadian political movement which existed from around 1996 to 2003.

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Vic Toews

Victor "Vic" Toews, PC, QC (born September 10, 1952) is a Canadian jurist and former politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tory

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