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.
Statements (47)
| 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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