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Canadian Alliance

British  

noun

  1. a Canadian right-wing federal political party, founded in 2000

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If the ructions become too deep, the party - created in 2003 by a merger of the moderate Progressive Conservatives and the more populist Canadian Alliance - could split into two.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2022

As leader of the Progressive Conservative party, MacKay helped form the current Conservative Party of Canada after the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Western-based Canadian Alliance in 2003.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2020

As leader of the Progressive Conservative party, he helped form the the current Conservative Party of Canada after the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Western-based Canadian Alliance in 2003.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2020

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects and the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform have both warned that the Swedish model has marginalized sex workers without reducing prostitution.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2014

Mc President of Canadian Alliance Society, 258; delivers rejoinder to governor, 300; refuses to sign "declaration of independence," 331.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various