Parti bleu

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Parti bleu was a conservative political group in mid-19th-century Canada East (now Quebec), closely associated with Catholic interests and opposed to the more liberal Parti rouge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative political group
political party
activeInPeriod mid-19th century
alsoKnownAs Bleus NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alexander Tilloch Galt NERFINISHED
George-Étienne Cartier NERFINISHED
Hector-Louis Langevin NERFINISHED
baseOfSupport Catholic clergy
business elites in Canada East
rural French Canadian population
color blue
country Province of Canada NERFINISHED
historicalLocation Province of Canada (1841–1867) NERFINISHED
ideology conservatism
moderate reformism
pro-clericalism
language French
mergedInto Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Parti bleu NERFINISHED
operatedIn Canada East NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
opposed Parti rouge policies
anticlericalism
radical liberalism
opposedTo Parti rouge NERFINISHED
separation of church and state
parliamentarySystem Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED
politicalPosition centre-right
right-wing
politicalSystem pre-Confederation Canada
predecessor conservative elements in Lower Canada politics
region Lower Canada NERFINISHED
religiousAlignment Catholic interests
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
represented French Canadian conservatives
roleIn Confederation movement NERFINISHED
successor Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) NERFINISHED
supported Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED
Catholic Church authority
business interests
clergy influence in politics
compromise with British authorities
compromise with English-speaking conservatives
timePeriodEnd 1860s
timePeriodStart 1840s

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