Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a major federal political party that governed Canada for several periods in the 20th century, known for its center-right policies and leaders such as Brian Mulroney.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
federal political party
abbreviation PC
colour blue
competedWith Canadian Alliance
Canadian New Democratic Party
surface form: New Democratic Party

Reform Party of Canada
country Canada
dissolved 2003
electoralCollapseYear 1993
firstTimeInGovernment 1867
founded 1942
governedCountry Canada
headquartersLocation Ottawa
heldOffice Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
ideology One-nation conservatism
surface form: Red Toryism

conservatism
lastLeader Peter MacKay
lastTimeInGovernment 1993
mainRival Liberal Party of Canada
mergedInto Conservative Party of Canada
notableLeader Brian Mulroney
Joe Clark
John A. Macdonald
John Diefenbaker
Kim Campbell
R. B. Bennett
notablePrimeMinisterFromParty Brian Mulroney
Joe Clark
John A. Macdonald
John Diefenbaker
Kim Campbell
officialLanguage English
French
playedKeyRoleIn Charlottetown Accord
surface form: Charlottetown Accord negotiations

Meech Lake Accord negotiations
patriation of the Canadian Constitution
politicalPosition centre-right
predecessor Conservative Party of Canada
surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
region federal politics of Canada
representedIn House of Commons of Canada
Senate of Canada
seatsWonIn1993FederalElection 2
shortName PC Party
Tories
successor Conservative Party of Canada
supportedAgreement Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA
surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement
supportedPolicy free trade with the United States

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Brian Mulroney memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Brian Mulroney parliamentaryGroup Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Canadian Conservative Party predecessor Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
Canadian Conservative Party mergerOf Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
George Black memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: George Black (Canadian politician)
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
John Diefenbaker memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
John Diefenbaker parliamentaryGroup Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal-Conservative Party (as main governing alternative) succeededBy Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical, pre-1942)
Liberal-Conservative Party (as main governing alternative) succeededBy Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
John Adams (Canadian politician) memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Stephen Harper ledMergerOf Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
John A. Macdonald memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
Erik Nielsen memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Erik Nielsen parliamentaryGroup Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1984 Canadian federal election mainWinningParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1984 Canadian federal election primeMinisterAfterParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1984 Canadian federal election governingPartyAfterElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Mila Mulroney associatedWith Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1988 Canadian federal election incumbentGovernment Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1988 Canadian federal election winningParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1988 Canadian federal election governingPartyBeforeElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
1988 Canadian federal election governingPartyAfterElection Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Joe Clark memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Flora MacDonald memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
CPC formedByMergerOf Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
CPC predecessor Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
Conservatives formedByMergerOf Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
Conservatives predecessor Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
subject surface form: Conservative Party of Canada
Canadian Alliance mergedWith Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Peter MacKay memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
George Eulas Foster memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
Robert Laird Borden memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
Howard Green memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Howard Green parliamentaryGroup Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Martha Louise Munger Black politicalAlignment Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
Sinclair Stevens memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Horatio Clarence Hocken memberOf Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
this entity surface form: Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
Barbara McDougall memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Lincoln Alexander memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Conservative Party of Canada