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  Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Nova Scotia PC Party, is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canadian confederation was initially unpopular in Nova Scotia, and the party was out of government for most of the late 19th century.
Stanfield took over the party in 1946 when it had no seats in the provincial legislature, and by 1956 had built it into an organization that was able to sweep to power.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nova_Scotia_Progressive_Conservative_Party   (318 words)

  
 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Even though the Quebec Conservative Party dominated politics in that province for the first thirty years of Confederation at both the federal and provincial levels, in the 20th century the party was never able to be a force in provincial politics, and ultimately dissolved into the Union Nationale in 1935.
As was common amongst 19th century conservative movements, Canadian Tories opposed the rollback of Crown intervention in social and economic matters advocated by the liberals of the era.
In contrast to their American conservative counterparts, however, they did not undertake as dramatic an ideological turnaround in the first half of the 20th century in rejecting mercantilism and nascent notions of the welfare state.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/p/pr/progressive_conservative_party_of_canada.html   (2328 words)

  
 John Buchanan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was first elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 1967.
He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1971 and became Premier of Nova Scotia in 1978.
This was highly unpopular in most of the country, as Buchanan was under investiagtion for corruption charges, the appointment looked like a blatant patronage decision, and was part of a large influx of appointments for the upcoming GST vote.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Buchanan   (294 words)

  
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Conservative Party of Canada, the Progressive Canadian Party was formed by former Progressive Conservatives who opposed the merger.
The new PC Party aims to be the successor to the former Progressive Conservative Party.
The new party's official logo and initials are similar to that of the old party, apparently in an effort to capitalize on the well known PC brand name.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Progressive_Canadian_Party   (286 words)

  
 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although the party officially ceased to exist after 2003, several members of the unelected Canadian Senate continued to sit as members of the Progressive Conservative caucus, and the conservative parties in most Canadian provinces still use the Progressive Conservative name.
The party suffered a decade-long decline following the Canadian federal election, 19931993 federal election, and was formally dissolved on December 8, 2003, when it merged with the Canadian Alliance to form the new Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party/.
As was common amongst 19th century conservative movements, Canadian Tories opposed the rollback of government intervention in social and economic matters advocated by the liberals of the era.
www.infothis.com /find/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada   (2902 words)

  
 Progressive Canadian Party Parti Progressiste Canadien   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tracy is both the leader and a founding member of the PC Party, being one of the initial 100 "signa-tories" who founded the party as a successor to the Progressive Conservative party after the Alliance takeover in 2003.
She was one of the original candidates to run under the PC Party banner in the 2004 federal election in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Jim Love is a founding member of the PC Party, being one of the initial 100 "signa-tories" who founded the party as a successor to the Progressive Conservative party after the Alliance takeover in 2003.
64.26.132.223 /navigation/about/bios.php   (628 words)

  
 Articles - Conservative Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The party is still referred to as "Tory" by the media and retains the tie to the historical Conservative Party of Canada founded in 1854 by Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier by virtue of the fact that the merged entity assumed all assets and liabilities of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The party is often considered to be Canada's version of the United States Republican Party and the United Kingdom's Conservative Party due to their conservative positions.
Former Progressive Conservative MP Rick Borotsik became openly critical of the new party's leadership during its initial months of existence and officially retired from politics at the end of the parliamentary session of spring 2004.
www.gaple.com /articles/Conservative_Party_of_Canada   (2340 words)

  
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Conservative Party (Canada) - Originally established before the founding of Canada itself, the Conservative Party has reemerged as one of the two major parties in Canada after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties in 2003.
Republican Party (US) - Founded as the US nationwide anti-slavery party, the Republican Party has evolved into a party based on the belief that it is not the government, but the individual citizen, through business and financial interests, who should guide society.
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 Blog of Death: Robert Stanfield
Robert Lorne Stanfield, the conservative leader who was known among colleagues as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had," died on Dec. 16.
Stanfield was elected leader of the party in 1948 and began working to increase its participation in the political process.
In 1956, he became the country's youngest premier at the age of 41, was reelected several times, then led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1967 to 1976.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000703.html   (237 words)

  
 Robert Stanfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stanfield was born to wealthy parents in Truro, Nova Scotia, of Stanfields underwear fame.
The Progressive Conservative Party (Nova Scotia)Conservative Party of Nova Scotia was in poor shape.
In 1967, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canadafederal Progressive Conservative Party was racked by disunity between pro- and anti-John George DiefenbakerDiefenbaker factions.
www.infothis.com /find/Robert_Stanfield   (746 words)

  
 Premier John Hamm Announces Retirement (Update)
Hamm became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1995.
His party won 14 seats in the 1998 provincial election and held the balance of power in a minority government where both the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party had nineteen seats.
His party defeated the government on a budget vote in May 1999, in the subsequent election on July 27, 1999, Hamm became the new Premier, winning 29 of the 52 seats in the provincial legislature.
www.halifaxlive.com /artman/publish/hamm_retire_092905_3033.shtml   (191 words)

  
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The opposition Liberal Party also has the backing of one in three decided voters (32%, compared with 35% three months ago), and the New Democrats once again have the support of one in four decided voters (25%, unchanged since November).
Current results reveal little difference in the number of residents who support none of these parties, do not plan to vote, or favour others (11%, compared with 10%), and the number of voters who are undecided or refuse to state a preference is 44 percent (compared with 47% three months ago).
Presently, about one-half of Nova Scotians are completely (4%) or mostly (45%) satisfied with the overall performance of the provincial government (compared with 46% in November), while a similar number are mostly (30%) or completely (12%) dissatisfied with the government’s performance (compared with 44% last quarter).
www.cra.ca /cra/english/buzz/detail.cfm?id=162   (430 words)

  
 Stanfield, Robert Lorne on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A lawyer, he became (1948) leader of the Progressive Conservative party in Nova Scotia, entered the provincial legislature (1949), and served (1956-67) as Nova Scotia's premier.
After he was chosen his party's national leader (1967), he resigned as premier and entered the House of Commons, where he became leader of the opposition the same year.
He lost the 1968 elections to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the Liberal party, and after failing to oust the Liberals from power in the 1974 elections, he stepped down as party leader.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StanfldR1.asp   (211 words)

  
 History of Nova Scotia, 1998 February
In all regions, a Nova Scotia customer who lost power in 1996 could expect to be without power for a longer period than in 1990, and the duration tends to be longer in Stellarton, Sydney and the western regions.
Nova Scotia has taken steps, there is a Project Office in place to oversee the government's initiatives in ensuring that systems will cope with that issue but much remains to be done and we are now down to 22 months and it is a fixed deadline, it can't be postponed.
The three parties (in the order of their numerical representation in the Legislature immediately before the election writs were issued) were the Liberals, the Progressive Conservatives, and the New Democrats.
www.alts.net /ns1625/nshist33.html   (5844 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Federal Tories say goodbye to old party label
The Progressive Conservatives are dead but the new Conservative Party of Canada -- a merger of the former Canadian Alliance and PC parties -- lives on.
As for the loss of the Progressive handle, political scientist Heather MacIvor of the University of Windsor notes it only became part of the party name in 1942 at the insistence of John Bracken, the Manitoba premier who was conscripted to lead the federal party.
Bracken was a Progressive, following in the footsteps of the western populist Progressive party that burst onto the federal scene in 1921 and shortly faded to oblivion.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1074731048151_70140248?s_name=&no_ads=   (586 words)

  
 Conservative Nova Party Progressive Scotia Resources from the Right Side of the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As Premier of.....website of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova.....6, 2004..
Conservative deputy leader Peter MacKay announced today that he will be staying in Ottawa, rather than seeking the Tory leadership in Nova Scotia.
Conservative deputy leader Peter MacKay is expected to announce today that he will be staying in Ottawa, rather than seeking the Tory leadership in Nova Scotia.
rtside.com /directory/conservative-nova-party-progressive-scotia.html   (454 words)

  
 Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia: Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the case of a vacancy in the position of Leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party as a result of the death, incapacity or resignation of the Party Leader, the Executive Committee shall call a convention at the earliest date.
Each official candidate of the Party for election to the House of Assembly shall be chosen by a majority of the votes cast at a nomination meeting of the recognized provincial constituency association, where the qualified voting members of that association were residents of that constituency under the Elections Act.
Any ten (10) Party supporters resident in a provincial constituency may assert in writing to the President that the requirements of this Constitution are not being met by the executive of their Provincial Constituency Association.
www.pcparty.ns.ca /cgi-bin/view?src=constitution   (3492 words)

  
 Peter MacKay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Peter MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
MacKay was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the son of PC cabinet minister Elmer MacKay[?].
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons on June 2, 1997 for Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough, a riding in northeastern Nova Scotia and served as Justice Critic and House Leader.
www.city-search.org /pe/peter-mackay.html   (539 words)

  
 Progressive conservatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Newfoundland and Labrador PC Party The province's Progressive Conservatives gathered at Gander on November 19-21 for the Party's 2004 convention and.
Manitoba Progressive Conservative Caucus believe that improving Manitoba's electronic infrastructure is integral to the pathway to prosperity.
The Alberta Progressive Conservative party is a provincial right of centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta.
www.impon.com /page-progressive-conservatives.html   (400 words)

  
 Atlanta - May 2001
John F. Hamm is Premier of Nova Scotia, President of the Executive Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
In 1993, Dr. Hamm was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Pictou Centre and he became leader of the Progressive Conservative party of Nova Scotia in 1995.
In 1999 Dr. Hamm was sworn in as Nova Scotia's 25th Premier.
www.teamcanadaatlantic.com /NR/exeres/6F444FC6-4ED2-4B6F-91F7-C82261604B6C.htm   (190 words)

  
 Elections: part IV, the New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party was formed in 1933 as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation with the writing of the Regina Manifesto and has formed its first provincial government in Saskatchewan in 1944 when Tommy Douglas'formed the first Socialist Government in North America.
She was first elected as Nova Scotia's NDP leader in 1980 becoming the first female leder of a recognised Canadian party but was the only New Democrat in the House.
She was reelected to the Nova Scotia Legislature in 1984, 1988 and 1993.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3586/52125   (887 words)

  
 Conservative Platform Progressive Resources from the Right Side of the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Behind the DLC Takeover By John Nichols At the national convention of a major political party, an ideologically rigid sectarian clique secures the ultimate triumph.
But the house that Karl Rove built is faltering in lieu of several corruption scandals involving key architects of the conservative...
The co-authors of a study that shaped Bill Clinton’s platform in his 1992 presidential victory released another study on Thursday that reevaluates the Democratic Party’s current approach and stresses the urgent need to appeal to swing voters.
www.rtside.com /directory/conservative-platform-progressive.html   (352 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Joe Clark (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
In the 1979 elections he led his party to victory and briefly replaced Pierre Trudeau as prime minister.
In 1998, Clark again became leader of the Progressive Conservatives, who faced a strong challenge on the right from the Reform party (now the Canadian Alliance).
He was again elected to the Canadian parliament in 2000, this time from Nova Scotia.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/ClrkJoe.html   (267 words)

  
 The Environment Nature Land Forest Water Weather and Wildlife in Nova Scotia
This extensive website is part of a collaborative project of the New Brunswick Conservation Council and the Federation of Woodlot Owners to extend the reach of low impact forestry onto Crown lands and to a greater number of private woodlots.
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is a non-government, charitable, conservation organization dedicated to protecting significant natural areas on private land in Nova Scotia.
Clean Nova Scotia is a non-profit environmental education organization with a focus on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and climate change education.
www.highway7.com /to_enviro.html   (683 words)

  
 cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Hamm's roots are in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County.
Until 1992 the closest he got to politics was as president of the Nova Scotia Medical Society.
In 1995, Hamm became the leader of a demoralized Conservative Party.
www.cric.ca /en_html/guide/provinc_elections/novascotia_elec.html   (329 words)

  
 True Patriot - Canadian Conservative Club : Canada's Conservative Choice Online http://www.geocities.com/CanConCluTruPat
Not surprisingly, with this kind of discouragement from the party leadership, not many resolutions originating with the grassroots have ever got to be official party policy and so is the plight of the Liberal Party member who is forced to toe party line no matter how much it hurts their honest conscience.
We are sorry for trying to force the joint party idea upon you and are happy to take your beliefs and replace them with the ones of the past five years we built and created into the foundation of this website.
During his time at the NCC Stephen was first approached as a potential federal party leader, when several Progressive Conservative activists and Members of Parliament urged him to seek the party's leadership in 1998.
www.geocities.com /CanConCluTruPat   (6895 words)

  
 Premier Donald Cameron - A Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party Reformer
The party was then populated, and maybe still is, by many who dreamed and drooled about the wonders that could be provided by the pork barrel.
However, by its inaction, it appears that the party is still in a state of shock from the experience or maybe off in a land of dreams.
They must also see an influx into the party structure of a considerable number of respected new faces and they must start articulating for the people's consideration their plans for future reforms and a doable agenda with which to govern.
www.danielnpaul.com /Col/1995/WillToriesShirkReform.html   (835 words)

  
 Conservative Party S Resources from the Right Side of the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With the formal announcement that she will be a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership, Belinda Stronach provides some bare-bones policy positions.
The Conservative Party of New York State A Short History of the Conservative Party The Conservative Party was formed in 1962 to restore a meaningful choice to the voters of New York State.
The Conservative party’s commitments to a strong confederation, national economic development, and close ties to Britain were continued by subsequent...
www.rtside.com /directory/conservative-party-s.html   (433 words)

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