(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
The free vote is in the Conservative Party's platform. It was started by Preston Manning who started the original Reform Party. It stays that way today. The Liberals OTOH, you don't DARE to defy the Party Line or your O U T!! To the back benches you go.