Information On The Conservative Party Of Canada
History: The Conservative party of Canada was born a merger between Canadian Alliance party and Progressive Conservative party in 2003. An alliance was created in March 2000 as a mix of former Reform party members and a wide variety of small-c conservatives. Progressive Conservative party roots pre-dated Confederation.
Leader: The leader of the Conservative party is Stephen Harper. He is a founding member of Reform; ran unsuccessfully in the 1988 election; in which he entered Commons in 1993; resigned in 1997; and became President of National Citizens Coalition. He replaced Stockwell Day as alliance leader in 2002, and won the federal byelection in May 2002. He was then elected leader of the new Conservative party of Canada in March 2004. He went on to win minority government in 2006 and 2008.
Main Policies: Stephen Harper supports lower taxes, corporate tax cuts; stiffer sentences for violent and white-collar crimes and more rigorous pardon system; security perimeter and more harmonization of policies with the U.S. He would also like to move toward elected Senate with term limits for Senators; opposed to major new social problems inclunding national child-care and home-care regimes; opposed to limits on industrial greenhouse-gas emissions, and carbon-trading market, without participation of U.S.
Leader: The leader of the Conservative party is Stephen Harper. He is a founding member of Reform; ran unsuccessfully in the 1988 election; in which he entered Commons in 1993; resigned in 1997; and became President of National Citizens Coalition. He replaced Stockwell Day as alliance leader in 2002, and won the federal byelection in May 2002. He was then elected leader of the new Conservative party of Canada in March 2004. He went on to win minority government in 2006 and 2008.
Main Policies: Stephen Harper supports lower taxes, corporate tax cuts; stiffer sentences for violent and white-collar crimes and more rigorous pardon system; security perimeter and more harmonization of policies with the U.S. He would also like to move toward elected Senate with term limits for Senators; opposed to major new social problems inclunding national child-care and home-care regimes; opposed to limits on industrial greenhouse-gas emissions, and carbon-trading market, without participation of U.S.