Liberalism in Canada
The liberalism is an important force in political Canadian since the 18th century. Although the Canada has many the same characteristics as the others liberal democracies Western, it is in certain connections a model of liberalism.
Liberalism in the history of Canada
One distinguishes two types of liberalism in the Canadian history. Before the Years 1960, the Canadian policy was characterized by the traditional Libéralisme, i.e. one found a emphase there on the Individual freedom, the representative government and the market economy. This current of liberalism goes back to the arrival in Canada of the Loyalistes and the proclamation of the constitutional Acte of 1791. The constitutional Act establishes the Gouvernement responsible in the elected assembled for the High-Canada and the Low-Canada. Although faithful to the institutions British and opposed to the American Républicanisme , the loyal supporters also preach the North-American ideals of individual freedom and representative government. This current of liberalism was well in obviousness in the liberal government of Wilfrid Laurier, which preached policies like the Libre-échange with the United States.
The second type of liberalism begins approximately with the election Lester B. Pearson with the head of the Liberal party of Canada in the Années 1960 and continuous in the policies of Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. This liberalism is in conformity with the North-American use current of the term, i.e. the liberal Démocratie, the welfare state, the Social-liberalism, the Multiculturalisme, the diplomacy in foreign politics and a mixed economy.
See too
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Political of Canada
- History of Canada
- Canadian Political parties
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