POLS 375 Lecture Notes - Canadian Alliance
6 Apr 2013
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Various ways parliament can play as a check on foreign policy. Prior to 1993, the two main political parties were the liberals and progressive. While there were some differences in foreign policy, particularly early on. The historical conservative party originally opposed further ties with the. The liberals had traditionally favoured a more continental approach. In most elections, foreign policy has little to do with the elections itself. Every prime minister proposes big change but they always end up following a previous prime minister"s track. In 1993, a lot of interesting things happen. Progressive conservatives win two seats and never return as a force. We see the rise of regional politics instead of brokerage politics. Up until 2003, we had only one party with a chance of winning and the. Pcs had different foreign policy views from liberals. The newer conservative party of canada has a very different foreign policy view than the opposition (up until the liberals).
