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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS

Conservative Party of Canada

Canada

Basis for the estimate: Platform: tax cuts, end carbon tax, lower immigration, housing supply.

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Political placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
74toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
56near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
31toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
77toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
42near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
65near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
60near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
20toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
68toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
30toward free market
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
60near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
48near the center

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Key positions (estimated)

StatementPositionBasis
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Agreesestimated
Utilities such as water and electricity should primarily be publicly owned.Strongly disagreesestimated

Closest ideologies

National Liberalism92% similar positionModerate Conservatism89% similar positionConservative Liberalism89% similar positionNeoconservatism87% similar positionOne-Nation Conservatism87% similar position

Most similar parties

Liberal Party of Australia96% similarPeople's Party94% similarConservative Party93% similarConservative Party (Thatcher era, 1975–1990)92% similarThe Republicans91% similar

Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.