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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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He has been a member of the Reform Party of Canada, the Canadian Alliance and a Conservative, and unsuccessfully ran for the seat again in 2015 as an independent.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

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

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