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Originally Posted by activeStick
I remember when I first discovered that the BC Liberal party was essentially another conservative party. Blew my mind when comparing to the Liberal parties across Canada!
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Historically, the gap between the Liberals and Conservatives federally used to be pretty close when you consider a lot of policies and platforms. The Reform Party takeover of the Conservatives pushed the party further right. And the NDPs larger piece of the pie pushed the Liberals further left because they cater to them for their balance of power. I still see them as mostly center though, or at least that is what they try to be.
In provinces though, the Liberal and Conservative parties, not held to a federal standard like the NDP is, didn't evolve the same way. In some provinces, they are still relatively close.