Conservatives today advocate (their page wasn’t as succinct so I had to piece this together):
· Foreign policy
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“favoured a more closely US-allied foreign policy, and the eventual extinction of all collective native property rights.”
[FONT="]o [/FONT] “Conservative Party member resolutions express strong support for
state of Israel and aggressive action against perceived sponsors of
terrorism.”
· Refugees and deportations of Iraq War resisters:
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“According to all 110 Conservative Party MPs, "
conscientious objectors" to "wars not sanctioned by the
United Nations" should not be given a special "program" to "remain in Canada"”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“On 13 September 2008, this refusal to set up a “special program” was reiterated by a Conservative party spokeswoman after the first such
conscientious objector (Robin Long) had been deported and sentenced to 15 months in jail.
[18] This deportation occurred against the 3 June 2008 recommendation of a majority of elected representatives in Parliament.”
· Transparency and accountability:
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“In 2006 the Conservatives campaigned strongly against Liberal abuses in the
Sponsorship scandal and vowed to introduce several accountability measures that would hold even a
majority government to account.”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“agency discipline and
Canadian Senate appointments have tended to reflect a more cynical view that parties in power tend to forget transparency and accountability promises made when out of power.”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“In its founding documents, the Conservative Party avowed principles of lower taxes, smaller government, more
decentralization of federal government powers to the
provinces, modeled after the
Meech Lake Accord, traditional religious and cultural values
[23] and has in practice strongly supported
Oil Sands and other controversial energy projects with Canadian diplomacy, going so far as to describe opponents of same as "radicals" or "threats to national security".”
· Abortion:
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“The current Conservative government position on abortion is that a debate on abortion legislation will not take place in Parliament. Party leader Stephen Harper stated that "As long as I’m prime minister we are not reopening the abortion debate".”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“The appointment of Dr.
Henry Morgentaler, an abortion rights activist, to the prestigious
Order of Canada, was deplored by some Conservative MPs. The Conservative government distanced itself from the award”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“The Conservative government excluded the funding of
abortions in Canada's G8 health plan.”
· Same-sex marriage:
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“Party leader Stephen Harper has repeatedly stated that his government will not attempt to ban same-sex marriage in Canada.”
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“the Conservatives added one line about gay rights to the "Discover Canada" booklet for new immigrants which they had published in 2009: "Canada’s diversity includes gay and lesbian Canadians, who enjoy the full protection of an equal treatment under the law, including access to civil marriage".”
· Crime and law enforcement:
[FONT="]o [/FONT]“Before the majority was achieved in 2011, Conservatives promised to re-introduce
Internet surveillance legislation that they were not able to pass, bundling it with the rest of their crime bills. They said they plan to fast track the legislation within 100 days after taking office.”