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Originally Posted by octothorp
Hard to say, I'd still consider them fiscally moderate, socially moderate/liberal, at least on Canada's political continuum. Although I still don't feel like I have a really strong grasp on exactly what Ignatieff's fiscal/economic policies would be.
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The problem with being fiscally conservative and being socially liberal in Canada is that an awful lot of people think that simply running a balanced budget is being 'fiscaly conservative' (High taxes to support a balanced budget is not a 'fiscal conservative' hallmark) and the percieved "Socially Liberal" context includes a smattering of expensive government funded programs to oversee societies "Social Progress."