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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Brison was a self-proclaimed "red tory". He did the exact opposite of compromising his beliefs by joining the Liberals. The newly-formed CPC was too far to the right for him, so he joined a party that was closer to his views.
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He calls himself a red tory because he's gay and has liberal social values. Other than that, he's a true blue conservative. Since he is liberal on social issues he can at least make a claim to "fit" with them better. Its still just opportunism, and a blatent jump for power, but not as bad as Stronach.
He ran for the leadership of the CPC. He lost. He jumped ship and got a cabinet posting with the Liberals. He was elected on the conservative platform.