PSCI 2003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Egalitarianism, Lester B. Pearson

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Parties are distinct from other groups in society, in two main ways; 1. interest groups generally possess a narrow focus and articulate a single interest. Political parties are usually broader in scope and seek to aggregate, combine, consolidate, or appeal to many different interests or demands. From 1867 to 1921, the conservative and liberal parties monopolized canadian politics. The conservative party is usually said to have had its beginnings in 1854 when. John a. macdonald formed a coalition of four pre-confederation groupings: tories and. Moderates from upper canada (ontario), along with english businessmen and french conservatives from lower canada (quebec). The two main groups left out of this coalition the french radicals in quebec and the. Clear grits from upper canada later became the nucleus around which the liberal party took form. After the execution of louis riel, french-canadian support started to fall away from the.

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