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	Conservatism - Knowmore
		Conservatism is a universal ideology or philosophy: conservatives consider their values to be valid for all persons, not just for themselves.
		Conservatism is generally seen as an ideology, in the sense of a coherent and comprehensive political programme, based on a view of the world, and especially on specific values.
		It is symbolically important precisely because it undermines the traditional social fabric, and the traditional values related to the family and marriage, and because it contravenes the widespread religious taboo on homosexuality.
	www.knowmore.org /index.php/Conservatism (7226 words)

	Social conservatism (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Compared to the United States, social conservatism is not as widespread in Canada.
		Social conservatives are usually restricted to rural settings, especially in Western Canada and have generally had very little influence in the Canadian government, although that may be beginning to change with the emergence of the new Conservative Party of Canada.
		Strong expression of social conservatism is usually marginalized in Quebec.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Social_conservatism_(Canada) (443 words)

	Social conservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Social conservatism is a belief in traditional or natural law-based morality and social mores and the desire to preserve these in present day society, often through civil law or regulation.
		Opponents of social conservatism argue that tradition is not necessarily a source of wisdom.
		Proponents of social conservatism counter that many "modern" values are also vapid and corrupt, often pointing to the deterioration of the traditional nuclear family over the past century as a result of increased social acceptance of divorce, promiscuity, and homosexuality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Social_conservatism (298 words)

	Social conservatism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Social conservatism is a belief in traditional morality and social mores and the desire to preserve these in present day society, often through civil law or regulation.
		Proponents of social conservatism counter that many "modern" values are also vapid and corrupt, often pointing to the perceived deterioration of the family over the past century as a result of increased social acceptance of divorce and promiscuity.
		It may be, for instance, socially conservative to promote "traditional" marriage in a Protestant, Mormon, or Catholic community, but socially conservative to promote polygamy in a devoutly Muslim community.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Social_conservatism (513 words)

	Canada - MSN Encarta
		Although Canada had followed an isolationist policy in the 1930s, when Britain went to war in 1939, Canada joined the anti-Axis coalition.
		Canada’s post-war affluence enhanced its status in a world of devastated European countries and less developed African and Asian lands.
		A surge of social criticism, particularly among the young, challenged existing authority during the 1960s.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761563379_13/Canada.html (1065 words)

	AllRefer.com - conservatism (Political Science: Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia
		conservatism was being redirected by erstwhile liberal manufacturing and professional groups who had achieved many of their political aims and had become more concerned with preserving them from attack by groups not so favored.
		Conservatism lost its predominantly agrarian and semifeudal bias, and accepted democratic suffrage, advocated economic laissez-faire, and opposed extension of the welfare state.
		Conservatism should be distinguished both from a reactionary desire for the past and the radical right-wing ideology of fascism and National Socialism.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/conservatsm.html (437 words)

	Social contract theory - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Social contract theory
		In Hobbes's version the position of free individuals ‘in a state of nature’ is presented as so dire that they contract to submit all except their actual lives to the will of the sovereign who thus exercises an almost absolute political authority.
		In Rousseau's version the moral justification for the exercise of political power requires constant reaffirmation in the meeting of citizens to endorse the decisions and personnel of the government, as being consistent with the ‘general will’, that is with the persistence of equality and freedom in the society.
		Social contract theory has survived a period of disrepute during the 1950s and early 1960s, and versions have been incorporated in the work of modern political theorists.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Social+contract+theory (452 words)

	Canada: Anti-Sex Crusade Targets Youth, Gays
		Canada has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world; little wonder, given the pervasive homophobic ugliness both in the schools and outside, that gay youth comprise a third of these deaths.
		Social degradation and dehumanization (which permeate sexual relations as all else) are rooted in the nature of this society and the exploitation of labour.
		The social alienation of a system in which the vast mass of people have to sell their labour power to enrich the very few is compounded by institutionalized inequalities of race, nationality and sex.
	www.icl-fi.org /english/wv/876/canadasex.html (2906 words)

	Comment Magazine - "Social conservatism's Canadian barriers" by Paul Tuns
		In Canada, however, the purported social conservatism of the Conservative Party (and its predecessors) is often blamed for its failure to dislodge the Liberals from power - its socially conservative base seen as the party's electoral albatross.
		Social conservatives have a regular voice in several religious publications and The Interim, Canada's life and family issues newspaper, but there is nothing that is broadly conservative.
		Canada's conservative think tanks - the Fraser Institute and several regional ones such as the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies - focus on economic issues and narrowly defined social policy such as healthcare and education.
	www.wrf.ca /comment/article.cfm?ID=152 (2078 words)

	FT October 2004: Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pundit after pundit argued that it was social conservatism that caused the Conservative campaign to stall.
		Canada’s major national media are smaller, more ideologically leftist, and more homogeneous than the U.S. media, and if they have agreed that socially conservative statements constitute an ipso facto campaign gaffe, then it is undeniable that a major obstacle has been established.
		The upshot may be that social conservatives in Canada will slowly be purged from the Liberal Party and will ultimately survive in the Conservative Party only if they agree not to press their issues too forcefully, if at all.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft0410/opinion/desouza.htm (1813 words)

	Not Dead Yet: Social Conservatism [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There is no question that social conservatives generally and the religious right particularly have erred by framing their positions in exclusively negative terms that often appear to be pointing the finger at somebody else (you naughty homosexual, you fiendish woman considering an abortion, you filthy porno magazine reader, etc.).
		The whole argument that social conservatism should be jettisoned because it is somehow not fashionable or likely to appeal to the youngest eligible voters is itself fundamentally anti-conservative.
		My point is that as we recognize both the importance and potential appeal of economic conservatism even though the average voter is to the left of the Chicago or Austrian schools, the same case can be made for social conservatism when voters are to the left of the Christian Coalition.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b49d3b07c4e.htm (2757 words)

	Canada's immigration debate--Help Wanted \| The Agonist
		It is not clear whether that is because of their husbands' hefty paycheques or because Alberta's social conservatism is confining them to the kitchen.
		His proposal calls for Canada to increase its immigration rate immediately to 1 per cent of the population, or about 325,000 people, rather than the roughly 240,000 a year it brings in now.
		Canada's relatively low birth rate means that its future population and work-force growth will come from its aboriginal population and immigration, he said.
	agonist.org /canuck/20060526/canadas_immigration_debate_help_wanted (1257 words)

	NOT DEAD YET: SOCIAL CONSERVATISM
		There is no question that social conservatives generally and the religious right particularly have erred by framing their positions in exclusively negative terms that often appear to be pointing the finger at somebody else (you naughty homosexual, you fiendish woman considering an abortion, you filthy porno magazine reader, etc.).
		The whole argument that social conservatism should be jettisoned because it is somehow not fashionable or likely to appeal to the youngest eligible voters is itself fundamentally anti-conservative.
		My point is that as we recognize both the importance and potential appeal of economic conservatism even though the average voter is to the left of the Chicago or Austrian schools, the same case can be made for social conservatism when voters are to the left of the Christian Coalition.
	www.etherzone.com /2001/antl071601.shtml (2329 words)

	Le blog de Polyscopique: septembre 2005 Archives
		Second, when I wrote my post about the impact of social conservatism on the Conservative Party's electoral prospects, I had no idea that one day later a movement to depose Harper would be born and that it would receive a considerable amount of attention.
		Social conservatives of course defend their social conservatism and deny that it is hurting the Conservative Party electorally.
		The net impact on the parties' electoral fortunes was also substantial: social conservatism may have cost the Conservatives as much as four points and given the NDP a boost of almost four and a half points.
	www.polyscopique.com /blog/archives/2005_09.html (14436 words)

	Christian Coalition International (Canada) Inc.
		The essence of this conservatism is, according to Russell Kirk, "the preservation of the ancient moral traditions of humanity.
		Social conservatives more often than not demand the government stop intervening in individual decisions, just as classical liberals often point to the religious roots of their focus on the individual.
		For example, we need to rediscover Burkean or social conservatism because a growing body of evidence points to the damage the welfare state is having on our most important institutions, particularly the family.
	www.ccicinc.org /politicalaffairs/060103.html (3318 words)

	Social Work, Corrections, and the Strengths Approach
		In Canada, according to a speech by the solicitor general, crime rates are down for the sixth year in a row (Scott, 1998).
		On the bright side, in Canada, as we shall see, the correctional system is being redesigned and decentralized for federally sentenced women; a wealth of innovative proposals has emerged following a spate of highly publicized reports of female inmate mistreatment, especially at the hands of male guards.
		Social work, as we are all aware, is the profession dedicated to maximizing the dignity and worth of individuals and of reinforcing their strengths and resources.
	www.uni.edu /vanworme/canada.html (5316 words)

	FT March 2001: The Politics of Incivility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Social conservatism was on the agenda in Canada for the first time.
		For social conservatives out to trim the abortion license or to protect the traditional family, however, that famous Canadian compassion and accommodation was in short supply.
		Social conservatives in Canada have frequently complained that it’s not so much that arguments are being lost as that they are not even being had.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft0103/opinion/desouza.html (2351 words)

	Canada
		Canada also added a pair of "Garrison" assets, a move that has Canadians particularly upset, as the military utility of such a force, except in the strange event of invasion by the United States, is extremely limited.
		Canada is still a long way from being tapped out, in terms of mineral wealth, and their efforts will probably be as much of an aid to the industrial nations of the Earth as it is to their own economy.
		Canada established the west coast as the primary target for development with private funds (favored region status), although with a high rate of investment, finding funds has not been a problem.
	mysite.verizon.net /resocu4b/Natrep/canada.htm (3649 words)

	Social conservatism in Quebec - Interim, Aug 2004
		There are few social conservative MPs in the Bloc (like Gérard Asselin in Manicouagan and Odina Desrochers in Portneuf), but they can not do anything under their Marxist leader Gilles Duceppe.
		Social conservatives must be present in the reorganization of the party in Quebec.
		They must be "wise as the serpent and prudent as a dove." That is the condition for victory of the culture of life in Quebec and in Canada.
	www.theinterim.com /2004/aug/gagnon.html (719 words)

	THE BATTLE ENDS
		Social Credit continued through the campaign with two or more opposing voices.
		But Social Credit's case was less acceptable than last year and it lost six seats.
		At the outset of the campaign nuclear warheads were the main issue, but as the campaign progressed emphasis shifted until the Yanquis became unmasked as Canada's number one woe.
	www.worldsocialism.org /canada/the.election.in.canada.1963.v30n233.htm (818 words)

	BlogsCanada: E-Group - Why Social Conservatism is Not Mainstream in Canada
		Given the strong support for social conservatism countrywide, (e.g., on abortion and gay marriage), it is wrong to paint social conservatives as being outside the mainstream.
		Relatedly, many social cons have failed to recognize that there is little or no evidence that the death penalty serves as a deterrent and more importantly have failed to grasp the serious nature of many process concerns, most notably how to stave off the possibility of killing an innocent person.
		Although, I did not hear it mentioned in the confines of the recent election, social conservatives in the States are rightly and frequently ridiculed for their stands they take with regard to sex education and the teaching of evolution.
	www.blogscanada.ca /egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=0254d670-9052-40dd-b0b0-df1d952a046c (570 words)

	Canada likely to move closer to U.S.
		Canada likely to move closer to U.S. Considering its size, wealth and distinguished history, Canada has always had a puzzlingly low international profile.
		Harper also seems to be something of a social reactionary, judging by his stance on gay marriage and abortion.
		Canada has been something of a liberal bulwark against the Bush administration in recent years.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/256982_canada26.html (572 words)

	CNN - Liberals narrowly keep majority in Canada - June 3, 1997
		OTTAWA, CANADA (CNN) -- For Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, it was a political victory that came with a high number of casualties.
		Preston Manning, head of the western-based Reform Party espousing an agenda of fiscal conservatism and a hard line against Quebec separatists, however, wasted little time in tossing down the gauntlet.
		"It's extremely important that Canada remain unified and had Chretien lost, that would have jeopardized the ability of the federal government to bargain, to negotiate, to wage psychological warfare against the separatists in Quebec," said analyst Conrad Winn.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9706/03/canada.elect.on (735 words)

	Free Dominion :: View topic - Social Conservatism in Canada needs a battle plan
		Social conservatives are usually restricted to more rural settings, especially in Western Canada and have generally had very little influence in the Canadian government, although that may be beginning to change with the emergence of the Conservative Party of Canada.
		Despite this, social conservatism is viewed with suspicion among the general public in Canada, where only a small minority were polled as being favourable to George W. Bush's reelection as president of the United States.
		And clear, easy-to-understand, non-religious arguments for the benefits to society of social conservatism have to be presented.
	www.freedominion.ca /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44947 (1877 words)

	Socialist Party of Canada - Wallace's Corner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We have to understand that social democracy in 1999 and the year 2000 is undergoing tremendous change.
		Canada's "social democratic" movement has opted into a programme advocated by all "social democratic" parties worldwide.
		Former Ontario NDP leader Bob Rae openly states that socialism is dead (not recognising that it was the sham "socialism" of his political mentors).
	www.worldsocialism.org /canada/wc99254a.htm (374 words)

	Merger killed conservatism in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All of Canada’s social programs such as universal health care and old age pensions, originated with the CCF, the predecessor party to the NDP.
		When the CCF came up with a social policy that seemed to find favour with Canadians, the Liberals would adopt it, water it down to make it less socialistic, pass it into law, and then take credit for it.
		Conservatism may not be dead in Canada but with Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, it is certainly on life support.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2005/weinreb100505.htm (853 words)

	CNN.com - Canada's parties take first step toward unifying - Oct. 17, 2003
		Canada's two conservative parties have taken a first step toward unifying the divided political right against the governing Liberal Party, but all involved agree the merger faces major obstacles.
		Some dissent already has emerged, particularly among Progressive Conservatives uncomfortable with the social conservatism of the Alliance.
		Both parties are fiscally conservative, but the 3-year-old Alliance, which originated as the Reform Party in 1987 as a Western protest group, is less tolerant on issues such as gay rights.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/americas/10/17/canada.divided.ap (709 words)

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