And a good point, Metchosin...the only time that really progressive legislation is brought in in Canada (and many other places) is when a "leftist" 3rd party begins to actually threaten to be a major influence. Then the Gliberals will forestall it by invoking some progressive legislation adopted from the left, thus depriving the leftists of their main appeal to the public. Then everything goes back to normal again. Phony maneuvering, of the rich, by the rich, for the rich. The Liberals pretend to be progressive, but they have only one love, and that is being in power. The Conservatives don't pretend anything of the sort. They are more honest about their general rapaciousness...which appears to be based upon "survival of the fittest".

The Liberals are a centrist party that goes where the money is. The Conservatives are a right-of-center party that goes where the money is. The Liberals swing right or left according to the prevailing social climate, being mere creatures of opportunity, and they believe deep in their hearts that they, and only they, really deserve to run Canada. The Conservatives would rather see the USA run Canada...