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  | website = https://www.conservative.ca/

  | website = https://www.conservative.ca/

  | leader = [[Andrew Scheer]]

  | leader = [[Candice Bergen]] (interim)

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  | foundation = December 7, 2003

  | foundation = December 7, 2003

  | colors = Blue

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The '''Conservative Party of Canada''', or '''Parti conservateur du Canada''', and colloquially known as the '''Tories''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] federal [[political party]], formed after the 2003 amalgamation of the national [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Canadian Alliance]]. The party united right-of-center and right-wing Canadians under one common banner and won a [[minority government]] in 2006, ending a 13-year reign by the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. Its party leader until 2015, and [[Prime Minister of Canada]] until then, was the Right Honourable [[Stephen Harper]]. The party held a majority government with 166 out of 308 seats. There are also provincial versions of the Conservative party, of varying dominance, in almost every province, with the exception of Quebec. The party is currently led by Member of Parliament Andrew Scheer of Saskatchewan.

The '''Conservative Party of Canada''', or '''Parti conservateur du Canada''', and colloquially known as the '''Tories''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] federal [[political party]], formed after the 2003 amalgamation of the national [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Canadian Alliance]]. The party united right-of-center and right-wing Canadians under one common banner and won a [[minority government]] in 2006, ending a 13-year reign by the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. Its party leader until 2015, and [[Prime Minister of Canada]] until then, was the Right Honourable [[Stephen Harper]]. The party held a majority government with 166 out of 308 seats. There are also provincial versions of the Conservative party, of varying dominance, in almost every province, with the exception of Quebec. The party is currently led by Manitoba Member of Parliament Candice Bergen, who took over as interim leader on February 2, 2022 following the removal of ineffectual previous leader Erin O'Toole.

Its success proved to be short-lived.  This party largely abandoned socially conservative issues and pursued the dead-end of fiscal reform alone.  In 2015 this game-plan resulted in a landslide defeat.

Its success proved to be short-lived.  This party largely abandoned socially conservative issues and pursued the dead-end of fiscal reform alone.  In 2015 this game-plan resulted in a landslide defeat.

==Controversies==

==Controversies==

The Conservative Party has gone through many controversies in its history. Often derided by center, and leftist Canadians as too far on the right, for its stances on criminal law and taxation, the Conservative Party is seen as a puppet of the American government. To observers from the United States, the Conservative Party is often seen as a misnomer, a wildly liberal political entity masquerading as a conservative organization, citing the party's stance on same-sex "marriage" and abortion. Recently, however, the controversies are around the F-35 scandal, criticized as too expensive, vastly overdue, and inferior to Canadian made aircraft. Another scandal that rocked the party was the [[Robocall Scandal]], where it is alleged that certain MPs were deceitfully misleading voters on voting locations. Additionally, the party had David Menzies, a reporter for conservative news outlet [[the Rebel Media|Rebel News]], unjustly arrested at an event.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/shock_video_cops_eject_rebel_news_david_menzies_from_andrew_scheer_event_let_us_report</ref><ref>https://www.thepostmillennial.com/banana-republic-behaviour-rebel-reporter-on-his-ejection-arrest-at-conservative-campaign-event/</ref>

The Conservative Party has gone through many controversies in its history. Often derided by center, and leftist Canadians as too far on the right, for its stances on criminal law and taxation, the Conservative Party is seen as a puppet of the American government. To observers from the United States, the Conservative Party is often seen as a misnomer, a wildly liberal political entity masquerading as a conservative organization, citing the party's stance on same-sex "marriage" and abortion. Recently, however, the controversies are around the F-35 scandal, criticized as too expensive, vastly overdue, and inferior to Canadian made aircraft. Another scandal that rocked the party was the [[Robocall Scandal]], where it is alleged that certain MPs were deceitfully misleading voters on voting locations. Additionally, the party under then-leader Andrew Scheer had David Menzies, a reporter for conservative news outlet [[Rebel News]], unjustly arrested at an event.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/shock_video_cops_eject_rebel_news_david_menzies_from_andrew_scheer_event_let_us_report</ref><ref>https://www.thepostmillennial.com/banana-republic-behaviour-rebel-reporter-on-his-ejection-arrest-at-conservative-campaign-event/</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==