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The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) (In French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) is a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that has existed since 1867. Several members of the Canadian Senate continued to sit as members of the Progressive Conservative caucus, and the conservative parties in most Canadian provinces still use the Progressive Conservative name, although the party's convention voted to dissolve the organization. Progressive Conservatives were colloquially known as Tories. (Many Canadians simply referred to the party as the "Conservatives".)
Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, was a Conservative and the federal Tories governed Canada for over forty of the country's first seventy years of existence. However, the party spent the majority of its history in opposition as the nation's number two federal party, behind the Liberals. The party suffered a decade-long decline following the 1993 federal election, and was formally dissolved on December 7, 2003, when it merged with the Canadian Alliance to form the new Conservative Party.
Between the party's founding in 1867, and its adoption of the "Progressive Conservative" name in 1942, the party changed its name several times. It was most commonly known as the Conservative Party.
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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario - The Official Opposition in Ontario, the Tories were in power from 1995 to 2003. Site includes party policies and membership information. Led by John Tory.
Bruce Grey Owen Sound Provincial Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Constituency Association - A constituency association for the provincial PC's in the northern portion of Grey and Bruce counties, with news, policy and current campaign information.
Conservative Party of Canada - Sarnia - Lambton Riding Association - Includes a history of conservatism in the area, local news and events, and a membership and donations page.
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Ontario Progressive Conservative Youth Association - Information on the provincial Tory youth wing.
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Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge Provincial Progressive Conservative Association - Profiles the riding, and provides video information about local events and meetings. Includes related links to government and community resources.
Red Rainbow Revenge of the Pink Tories - An opposition opinion site against the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.
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Scarborough East Provincial Progressive Conservative Association - Official home of the Scarborough East Provincial PC Riding Association
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