Parti bleu

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Parti bleu was a conservative political group in mid-19th-century Canada East (now Quebec), closely associated with Catholic interests and opposed to the more liberal Parti rouge.

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Parti bleu canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative political group
political party
activeInPeriod mid-19th century
alsoKnownAs Bleus
associatedWith Alexander Tilloch Galt
George-Étienne Cartier
Hector-Louis Langevin
baseOfSupport Catholic clergy
business elites in Canada East
rural French Canadian population
color blue
country Province of Canada
historicalLocation Province of Canada (1841–1867)
linked to: Province of Canada
ideology conservatism
moderate reformism
pro-clericalism
language French
mergedInto Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
nativeLabel Parti bleu
operatedIn Canada East
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
opposed Parti rouge policies
anticlericalism
radical liberalism
opposedTo Parti rouge
separation of church and state
parliamentarySystem Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
politicalPosition centre-right
right-wing
politicalSystem pre-Confederation Canada
predecessor conservative elements in Lower Canada politics
region Lower Canada
religiousAlignment Catholic interests
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
represented French Canadian conservatives
roleIn Confederation movement
successor Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
supported Canadian Confederation
Catholic Church authority
business interests
clergy influence in politics
compromise with British authorities
compromise with English-speaking conservatives
timePeriodEnd 1860s
timePeriodStart 1840s

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Parti rouge opposedBy Parti bleu
Parti bleu nativeLabel Parti bleu