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The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC; French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre to centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names.
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; French: Parti conservateur du Canada, PCC), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada.It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) and the Canadian Alliance, the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian–based Reform Party.
- December 7, 2003; 19 years ago
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May 2, 2024 · prime minister (1995-2002), Ontario. Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Mike Harris (born Jan. 23, 1945, Toronto, Ont., Can.) is a Canadian politician who served as premier of Ontario (1995–2002). Harris grew up in North Bay, Ont. He attended classes at Waterloo Lutheran University (now Wilfrid Laurier University ...
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The party was disappointed to see its two Saskatchewan incumbents defeated in close races by the new Conservative Party (created by merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties), perhaps because of the unpopularity of the NDP provincial government. The Liberals were re-elected, though this time as a minority government ...
- August 3, 1961 (62 years ago)
The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces, and it spawned the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, and the Progressive Party of Manitoba, which formed the government of that province.
- 1930
- Centre-left
- 1920
May 1, 2024 · Apr. 29, 2024, 11:17 PM ET (CBC) Byelection date set for Baie Verte–Green Bay after resignation of former cabinet minister. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, former national political party in Canada, historically (with the Liberal Party of Canada) one of Canada’s two major parties. In the 1990s, however, its support plummeted, and ...
