Social conservatism in Canada is a political attitude that is widespread, though not as pronounced as in the United States. It represents conservative positions on issues of family, sexuality and morality. In the European and North American context believe in
natural law, and traditional
family values and policies.
Background
Compared to the situation in the
United States, social conservatism has not been as influential in Canada. The main reason is that Right-wing, neoliberal politics as promoted by leaders such as
Paul Martin and Prime Minister
Stephen Harper have not been linked to moral or social conservatism.John Middlemist Herrick and Paul H. Stuart, eds.
Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (2005) p. 143David M. Haskell,
Through a lens darkly: how the news media perceive and portray evangelicals (2009) p 57
Social conservatives demand a return to traditional morality and social
mores, often through civil law or regulation. Social change away from traditional values is generally regarded as suspect, while social values based on tradition are generally regarded as tried, tested and true. It is a view commonly associated with religious conservatives, particularly Evangelicals or conservative Roman Catholics.
Socially conservative values do not necessarily coincide with those of right-wing fiscal...
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