The Conservative Party of Canada will hold its first-ever national convention in Montreal later this month. The party, as most political followers know, is the result of a merger between the Alliance Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. While the platforms and policy positions of those two predecessor parties were similar, there were also some key differences.
Over the last year or so, members of the new Conservative Party have developed several policy proposals which will be put forward at the Montreal convention and voted on by delegates. The party says it is expecting about 2,000 delegates at the convention.
The Draft Policy Resolutions were put online today at the Conservative’s Web site. Again, these are draft resolutions and may or may not be adopted by the party as a whole. In fact, some of the resolutions are contradictory, that is, if some resolutions get adopted it will automatically mean the rejection of some other resolutions.
The party will also flesh out its constitution at this convention.
Those going to the convention should also familiarize themselves with the rules of procedure.