Pink Tory

In Canadian politics, a Pink Tory is a pejorative term for a liberal member of one of the Conservative or Progressive Conservative parties, more liberal than a Red Tory. The term was often derisively applied to the 1971 to 1985 Ontario Progressive Conservative government of Bill Davis[1] by critics on the right, particularly Toronto Sun columnist Claire Hoy.. The term was used positively by Ron Dart to describe the political philosophy of Robert Stanfield in the 1968 election as a "sort of pink toryism".[2] In 2002, Jim Flaherty described rival leadership contender Ernie Eves as a "pink" Tory.[3] More recently the term has been used to describe socially progressive Conservatives who support same-sex marriage and are pro-choice.[4]

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  1. Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Transcript of Debates (Hansard) May 14, 1992
  2. Dart, Ron. The North American High Tory Tradition. Page 83
  3. "Ontario Liberal leader takes aim at incoming premier". CBC News. March 25, 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. Hutchinson, Brian (January 12, 2006). "The overlooked Tory: The candidate you don't hear about in the Fry-Robinson showdown". National Post.
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