Reply #9: As I explained to David and Grant Orchard... [View All]

...I don't like the name "Progressive Canadian Party" because I think it sounds too exclusive and nationalistic to put "Canadian" in that position. If we can't use the word "Conservative", I'd feel more comfortable with the name "Canadian Progressive Party" or "Progressive Party of Canada". I'd like to join, but not if the party has a name that makes it sound as if members of other parties are somehow less Canadian.

At least David has the right idea of what a conservative really is -- i.e., not a neocon, that's for sure. So at the risk of confusing some, I think there's room on the political spectrum for the "Conservatives" (Alliance) and a newly formed, centrist Progressive Conservative Party. And the perfectly lawful appointment of two new Progressive Conservative senators, bringing the total to five, is the legal precedent we need in order to proceed with overturning the court decision disbanding the party.

And it's time we pushed the Conservatives to hand over the $70K that they owe David from his last leadership bid. I didn't donate to the Orchard campaign just so neocons and social conservatives could use it in their campaign to deny myself and other gay people equal rights to marriage.