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Clear Grits, the Glossary

Clear Grits were reformers in the Canada West district of the Province of United Canada, a British colony that is now the Province of Ontario, Canada.^[1]

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Liberal parties in Canada
Political parties in Upper Canada

Classical liberalism

Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech.

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Clergy reserve

Clergy reserves were tracts of land in Upper Canada and Lower Canada reserved for the support of "Protestant clergy" by the Constitutional Act 1791.

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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC) was a federal democratic socialistThe following sources describe the CCF as a democratic socialist political party.

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Free trade

Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports.

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George Brown (Canadian politician)

George Brown (November 29, 1818 – May 9, 1880) was a British-Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.

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Gritstone

Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone.

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Liberal democracy

Liberal democracy, western-style democracy, or substantive democracy is a form of government that combines the organization of a representative democracy with ideas of liberal political philosophy.

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Liberal parties by country

This article gives information on liberalism worldwide.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; region, PLC) is a federal political party in Canada. Clear Grits and Liberal Party of Canada are liberal parties in Canada.

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Liberalism

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law.

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Liberalism in Canada

Liberalism (Libéralisme) has been a major trend in Canadian politics since the late 18th century.

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List of liberal theorists

Individual contributors to classical liberalism and political liberalism are associated with philosophers of the Enlightenment.

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Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard dit La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada.

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Marianopolis College

Marianopolis College is a private English-language college in the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Markham, Ontario

Markham is a city in York Region, Ontario, Canada.

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National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada.

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New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Clear Grits and Ontario Liberal Party are liberal parties in Canada.

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Peter Perry (politician)

Peter Perry (November 14, 1792 – August 24, 1851) was a politician and businessman in Upper Canada.

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Political representation

Political representation is the activity of making citizens "present" in public policy-making processes when political actors act in the best interest of citizens according to Hanna Pitkin's Concept of Representation (1967).

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Politics of Canada

The politics of Canada functions within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.

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Primogeniture

Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative.

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Province of Canada

The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867.

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Reform movement (Upper Canada)

The Reform movement in Upper Canada was a political movement in British North America in the mid-19th century. Clear Grits and Reform movement (Upper Canada) are political parties in Upper Canada.

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Robert Baldwin

Robert Baldwin (May 12, 1804 – December 9, 1858) was an Upper Canadian lawyer and politician who with his political partner Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine of Lower Canada, led the first responsible government ministry in the Province of Canada.

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The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia (TCE; L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of the federal Department of Canadian Heritage.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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United Farmers of Canada

The United Farmers of Canada was a radical farmers organization.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Universal suffrage

Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the "one person, one vote" principle.

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University of Guelph

The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Voluntaryism

Voluntaryism (. Random House Unabridged Dictionary.; sometimes voluntarism) is used to describe the philosophy of Auberon Herbert, and later that of the authors and supporters of The Voluntaryist magazine, which supports a voluntary-funded state (i.e. "the Voluntary State"), meaning a lack of coercion and force in matters such as taxation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Grits

Also known as Clear Grit.