Blue Tory

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Blue Tory is a fiscally conservative, pro-business faction within Canadian conservatism that emphasizes free markets, smaller government, and economic liberalism over social conservatism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative tendency
political faction
political ideology
advocates limited government intervention in the economy
smaller government
associatedWith Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED
provincial Progressive Conservative parties in Canada
contrastsWith Red Tory NERFINISHED
social conservatism
country Canada
emphasizes economic issues over social issues
economic liberalism over social conservatism
ideologyFamily conservatism
economic liberalism
language English
opposes high levels of government spending
large public sector
partOf Canadian conservatism
policyFocus competitiveness
economic growth
investment attraction
private‑sector job creation
positionOnEconomicPolicy fiscally conservative
pro‑business
positionOnSocialPolicy less emphasis on social conservatism
relativeTo Red Tory NERFINISHED
spectrumPosition centre‑right
right‑of‑centre economic policy
supports balanced budgets
deregulation
free markets
low taxation
market liberalization
private enterprise
reduced government spending
trade liberalization
timePeriod late 20th century to present
typicalSupportBase business community
professionals
urban and suburban voters
usedAs label for fiscally conservative Canadian conservatives
viewOnPrivatization support for privatization of some government services
viewOnRegulation preference for light‑touch regulation
viewOnTaxation preference for lower corporate taxes
preference for lower personal income taxes
viewOnWelfareState preference for targeted and limited social programs

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