Blue Grit

A Blue Grit,[1][2][3] also known as a Blue Liberal[4][5][6][7] or Business Liberal[8] is a member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or many of the provincial Liberal parties[9] who adheres to fiscal conservatism and is supportive of pro-business policies, and thus is right-leaning fiscally and economically, but generally socially progressive. Notable Blue Grits include John Manley,[5][10] Martha Hall Findlay,[5][11] Paul Martin,[2][5] Frank McKenna,[5][7] and Roy MacLaren.[5] The term would generally also encompass many former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada members who are now Liberals, such as David Orchard and Scott Brison, former Red Tories who were socially progressive and found the Conservative Party of Canada, a merger of the Progressive Conservatives with the Canadian Alliance, too right-wing in its policies.

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References

  1. ↑ Greg Weston (June 13, 2010). "Tories win in Grit-NDP merger". QMI Agency (Toronto Sun).
  2. 1 2 Ken Gray (April 7, 2010). "Red Tory, Blue Grit". The Ottawa Citizen.
  3. ↑ Ron Graham (October 2013). "Born in the Burbs". The Walrus.
  4. ↑ Jessy Brunette (January 14, 2011). "'I was a very blue Liberal,' Reynolds says". The Sudbury Star.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Steven Chase (April 13, 2013). "As leadership race winds down, Liberals still divided on an economic plan". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ↑ Patrick Brethour (August 24, 2012). "Canada's new electoral divide: It's about the money". The Globe and Mail.
  7. 1 2 Daniel Leblanc, Steven Chase and Jane Taber (December 15, 2012). "How the Liberal Party lost Mark Carney". The Globe and Mail.
  8. ↑ Joan Bryden (October 14, 2012). "Long-shots plunge into Liberal leadership race". The Canadian Press (Metro).
  9. ↑ Rob Ferguson (September 5, 2014). "Provincial Tories plan major ‘re-think’ of party policy". Toronto Star.
  10. ↑ Michael Den Tandt (May 1, 2014). "Is Justin Trudeau’s honeymoon over?". canada.com.
  11. ↑ Ian Lee (April 16, 2013). "No longer hyphenated, Liberals cast aside the business faction". Ottawa Citizen.

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