Parties

Encyclopedia of Canada · 10 items

Centre-left

Liberal Party of Canada

Party of the incumbent head of government

liberalism, social liberalism, liberalism in Canada

Founded: 1861
Current leader: Mark Carney

Left

New Democratic Party

social democracy

Founded: 1961
Current leader: Avi Lewis

Right

Conservative Party of Canada

conservatism

Founded: 2003
Current leader: Pierre Poilievre

Centre-left

Bloc Québécois

social democracy, Republicanism, Quebec sovereignty movement

Founded: 1991
Current leader: Yves-François Blanchet

Centre-left

Parti Québécois

social democracy, economic nationalism, Republicanism

Founded: 1967
Current leader: 保羅·聖皮耶·普拉蒙東

Green Party of Canada

feminism, green politics

Founded: 1983
Current leader: Elizabeth May

Left

Communist Party of Canada

communism, Marxism–Leninism

Founded: 1921

Centre-right

Quebec Liberal Party

liberalism, federalism, Canadian nationalism

Founded: 1867
Current leader: Pablo Rodríguez

Right

People's Party of Canada

conservatism, libertarianism, right-wing populism

Founded: 2018

Centre-right

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

conservatism, Red Tory, Blue Tory

Founded: 1854
Current leader: Doug Ford

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