[Jack Black]

Can someone familiar w/ Canada explain the parties.

Liberals = left of USA Democrats, pretty socialist
NDP = New Democratic Party = like our Reps, more left?
others ?

Liberals = lock on national govt. for 40 years?

Sorry, I'm ignorant, but at least I know it.

[Heartofsong83]

The Liberals basically are the same as US Democrats, at least the mainstream of the Democratic Party. John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are in that group.

The Conservatives are generally equated to the Republican Party, although the more moderate ones would be equal to the right wing of the Democratic Party. George W. Bush would probably belong here, although it stretches to the right Democrats like Joe Lieberman.

The NDP is left of any major US party, equal to European socialist parties. Ralph Nader would be in line with them, along with the leftist Democrats like Dennis Kucinich.

The Bloc are simply a separatist party for Quebec, trying to get Quebec independent. They are ideologically in line with the NDP.

[FormerACLUmember]

The 3 Canadian parties are all left of our democrat party, as best I can make out. The Canadian media are genuine lapdogs of the socialist left vermin who run the country. There is a far weaker freedom of speech allowed and a second class state of civil liberties in general. Taxes are beyond belief. Medical care is second rate, heavily rationed, and often simply unavailable.

The average Canadian is utterly screwed.

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

Liberal = left of centre but still fiscally conservative here and there.
NDP = FAR left
CPC = right of centre


The reason for CPC being moderate because of our system. Toronto and Quebec, two super socilaist cities, control the enitre country. So inmagine CPC trying to get elected. Hope you'll understand. While it's true Harper (leader of CPC) is trying to look moderate but under his skin he is a hardcore conservative.

[rasblue]

Liberals = "Centrists" really Socialists
NDP = Marxists