You can twist it anyway you want. The fact is they were Provincial Conservative governments .
Pro-free market and pro-personal responsibility which defines what conservatism stands for
HuH! Excuse me but that is Liberalism . Liberals want individual rights, legal equality , freedom of choice and democratic government all of which are pro responsibility . As are free markets . Conservatives do not want the unrestricted operations of a free market , they value stability in the market and the stability in the institutions of society .
And I'm not your mate You've expressed hatred toward and a desire to see my country destroyed. You really , really would not want to meet me.
Sorry mate. If you believe such stance constitutes neoliberalism in your definition then I unashamedly wear the neoliberal label with honour. My ideological hero is Sir Roger Douglas rather than John Diefenbaker.