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 austerity and pro-business policies, and thus is right-leaning fiscally and economically but generally socially progressive. Notable Blue Grits include former Prime Minister John Turner,[10][11] former Prime Minister Paul Martin,[2][5] former deputy prime minister John Manley,[5][12] Martha Hall Findlay,[5][13] Frank McKenna,[5][7] and Roy MacLaren.[5] The term has also been applied to former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada members who are now Liberals, such as Scott Brison, David Orchard, and John Herron.
See also[]
- Red Tory
- Blue Tory
- Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)
- New Democrats
- Rockefeller Republican
- Obama Republican
- Third Way
- Blue Dog Democrat
- Classical liberalism
- Conservative liberalism
- Libertarianism in the United States
References[]
- ^ Greg Weston (June 13, 2010). "Tories win in Grit-NDP merger". QMI Agency. Toronto Sun.
- ^ a b Ken Gray (April 7, 2010). "Red Tory, Blue Grit". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Ron Graham (October 2013). "Born in the Burbs". The Walrus.
- ^ Jessy Brunette (January 14, 2011). "'I was a very blue Liberal,' Reynolds says". The Sudbury Star. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Steven Chase (April 13, 2013). "As leadership race winds down, Liberals still divided on an economic plan". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Patrick Brethour (August 24, 2012). "Canada's new electoral divide: It's about the money". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b Daniel Leblanc; Steven Chase & Jane Taber (December 15, 2012). "How the Liberal Party lost Mark Carney". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Joan Bryden (October 14, 2012). "Long-shots plunge into Liberal leadership race". The Canadian Press. Metro. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Rob Ferguson (September 5, 2014). "Provincial Tories plan major 're-think' of party policy". Toronto Star.
- ^ Tuns, Paul (June 16, 2014). "30 years of Liberal infighting". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Five stories we're watching". Maclean's. October 1, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Michael Den Tandt (May 1, 2014). "Is Justin Trudeau's honeymoon over?". canada.com.
- ^ Ian Lee (April 16, 2013). "No longer hyphenated, Liberals cast aside the business faction". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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