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page 1Political terminology in Canada

Tory
A Tory () is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King (or Queen) and Country". Tories are monarchists, were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, and were opposed to the liberalism of the Whig party.
sovereigntism
Sovereigntism, sovereignism or souverainism (from , ) is the notion of having control over one's conditions of existence, whether at the level of the self, social group, region, nation or globe. Typically used for describing the acquiring or preserving political independence of a nation or a region, a sovereigntist aims to "take back control" from perceived powerful forces, either against internal subversive minority groups (ethnic, sexual or gender), or from external global governance institutions, federalism and supranational unions. It generally leans instead toward isolationism, and can be
responsible government
concept of parliamentary democracy
allophone
non-French, non-English, or non-Indigenous-language speaker in Canada
liberal elite
political epithet for those holding or promoting Left Liberal views
biculturalism
Biculturalism in sociology describes the co-existence, to varying degrees, of two originally distinct cultures.
member of the House of Commons of Canada
representative elected by the Canadian voters
Canadian nationalism
political ideology in Canada
Council of the Federation
organization made up of the premiers of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories