• Sagifurius
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    10 months ago

    That’s not true either. The current Conservative party, the one that held power under Harper, is not the same party as the previous “conservative” Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. The “progressive Conservative” party essentially ceased to exist early 2000s, and the Conservative Party of today is essentially the Reform party founded in 1988, had a few name changes along the way. Yes, at one point they absorbed what was left of the PCs, when Reform had like 50 seats and the PCs maybe 3. Anyways, that’s 3 parties that have formed government, and at least 6 that have reached 2nd largest/official opposition at various times.