Talk:Blue Tory

Blue Tory Designation

I am at this point in favour of removing Andrew Scheer from our list of known blue tories and I wanted to start a discussion about this before I did so. My reasons include:
1) he has no long term track record showing he is a libertarian conservative (unlike notables like Mike Harries and Ralph Klein)
2) He is best known for supporting supply management, which is more in line with red tory ideology
3) His current policies will likely expand government (such as increasing federal healthcare subsidies) which violates the principles of decentralization and reduced federal taxation
4) Our current reference calls him a "true blue tory" and, in my observation, when one ads the term "true" it is used in the media to indicate that he is less receptive to liberal/progressive ideology rather than to distinguish a politician from a blue vs a red tory.Seraphael7 (talk) 06:08, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

I agree with you: I can't find any reliable sources that call Scheer a "blue tory", and his positions and image don't seem to match that besides (he names Diefenbaker as one of his political heroes). I'll go ahead and remove him. — Kawnhr (talk) 17:25, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

"However, in the 1930s, R. B. Bennett as prime minister adopted laissez-faire policies during the Great Depression, differing himself from his previous Red Tory predecessors." <- I am removing this sentence. It is unsourced and, frankly, wrong. R.B. Bennett legislated what would be the largest stimulus package in Canada at the time when he took office. He created the Wheat Board to regulate prices, the Bank of Canada to stabilize banking, and the precursor of the CBC to prevent foreign (American) domination of Canada's news and entertainment. Other actions he pursued, unsuccessfully, was the creation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and an Imperial system of trade preference. These were not laissez-faire policies. Wilson (talk) 13:48, 15 May 2026 (UTC)