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180 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby OP 27 Feb \ parent \ on: Election Day in Ontario Politics_And_Law
"Progressive conservatism is a political ideology that attempts to combine conservative and progressive policies. While still supportive of a capitalist economy, it stresses the importance of government intervention in order to improve human and environmental conditions."
The Federal party is not called the Progressive Conservative party. It is merely the Conservative Party of Canada. There used to be a Progressive Conservative Federal party as well but it dissolved. It is interesting how at the provincial level the Progressive Conservative Party swallowed the Conservative Party and at the federal level the Conservative Party swallowed the Progressive Conservatives.
Ultimately they are the same thing. I don't think there is much difference from the federal and provincial conservative parties besides the naming convention. Federal party might be a bit more populist now with Pierre Poilievre as the leader.
While still supportive of a capitalist economy, it stresses the importance of government intervention in order to improve human and environmental conditions.
Isn't that just the original meaning of Progressive? Is that what makes it conservative? They're conserving the original meaning of "Progressive".
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I don't think progressives are very pro capitalism.
The Progressive Conservatives are neither very progressive or conservative.
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The original Progressive Movement in America was largely about advancing major industrial interests, like railroads and such, as well as seeking state remedies for everyday problems.
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