They're a union of the Progressive party with the Conservative party, that happened a long time ago and I'm way too pre-coffee to do that history justice. (I didn't really study the Progressives in any depth... a pity, really.)
Completely wrong. It's okay if you don't know something, but please do not make up answers.
The Progressive Party was a creature of the inter-war years. It was linked with the United Farmer's Party and was a response to a perceived lack of response to the needs of farmers shown by the Liberals. It is often seen as a Western protest party, but it had some success in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick as well. Upon it's demise, elements returned to the Liberals. Others would form the CCF, the forerunner of the NDP, while others would spin off into Social Credit, the predecessor of the Reform Party, which begat Canadian Alliance and then the current Conservatives.
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Date: 2011-06-03 06:25 am (UTC)Completely wrong. It's okay if you don't know something, but please do not make up answers.
The Conservatives adopted "Progressive" in 1942 because a faction of the party wanted to adopt socially progressive ideas as part of the party platform.
The Progressive Party was a creature of the inter-war years. It was linked with the United Farmer's Party and was a response to a perceived lack of response to the needs of farmers shown by the Liberals. It is often seen as a Western protest party, but it had some success in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick as well. Upon it's demise, elements returned to the Liberals. Others would form the CCF, the forerunner of the NDP, while others would spin off into Social Credit, the predecessor of the Reform Party, which begat Canadian Alliance and then the current Conservatives.