The Destuction of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1990's.
The destruction of the Progressive Conservative Party started in 1983 when it named Brian Mulroney the successor to Joe Clark as head of the Progressive Conservative Party. The next year elections were held and the Progressive Conservatives won record two hundred and eleven seats. He was then re-elected in the four years later as the Conservatives won another majority. Brian Mulroney was the heart of Canadians dislike of politicians and government in general. The news media claimed the recession of the 1990's was made in Canada as a result of the Federal government's policies of high interest rates and free trade. Other causes were movement of some industrial production to Mexico and the introduction of the popular Goods and Sales tax. By the winter of 1991, the economic situation in Canada was being compared to the worst years of the depression of 1929-1939. Twenty five per cent of the people living in Metropolitan Toronto were receiving government assistance. It's no wonder why people did not hold their government in high esteem. Brian Mulroney resigned from office in 1993. There had been scandals and cover-ups and the strong suspicion that among those in power had looked after themselves and their colleagues at the expense o
If there is one thing Brian Mulroney and his Tories will be remembered by, it would be their increase in taxation. The Goods and Services Tax was created by the Conservative Party in 1991, during Mulroney's reign as Prime Minister. An added seven per cent would now be added on to the Provincial Sales Tax. Income Tax was also raised substantially. Under Mulroney, the average Canadian family is now paying fifty-two percent more- or $1,300 in personal taxes than under the liberals. At the same time, corporations are paying eighteen percent less. This shows that the Tories were taking from the poor and giving to the rich. Canadians therefore cut back on spending, mainly because they had less to spend. This hurt both the merchants and manufactures and led to further layoffs. At this point, the Canadian economy was in the worst shape it's been in since the depression of the 30's. Unfortunately, once a downward spiral starts it is very hard to stop. Antipathy toward the government in Ottawa increased because it claimed that its policies were the right ones for the times, even if they hurt. Brian Mulroney was a man who was incapable of ridding his government of corruption. He enjoyed an imperial lifestyle while in office, and left office with a personal wealth that has never been revealed. After almost a decade of the Mulroney Tories, Canadians lost faith in their government and came to despise a once proud party. The Conservatives deserve the reputation for sleaze and deserve the defeat they suffered and will continue to suffer at the hands of the Canadian voters.
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