Pink Tory
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In Canadian and British politics a pink Tory is an extremely liberal member of the Conservative or Progressive Conservative party, even more liberal than a Red Tory. The term was often derisively applied to the 1971 to 1985 Ontario Progressive Conservative government of Bill Davis[1] by critics on the right, particularly Toronto Sun columnist Claire Hoy. In 2002, Jim Flaherty described rival leadership contender Ernie Eves as a "pink" Tory.[2] More recently the term has been used to describe socially progressive Conservatives who are in favour of legalized same-sex marriage and are pro-choice[3] The term has also been used in Britain to describe the policies of David Cameron[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Transcript of Debates (Hansard) May 14, 1992[1]
- ^ Ontario Liberal leader takes aim at incoming premier
- ^ Hutchinson, Brian, "The overlooked Tory: The candidate you don't hear about in the Fry-Robinson showdown", National Post, January 12, 2006
- ^ Are Cameron's Conservatives still Tories? - Telegraph
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