Revival in Provincial Politics
In the wake of the rise of the libertarian / social conservative Wildrose Party in Alberta in the 2010s, the term "Red Tory" has been revived as a name of the moderate wing of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, which was seen to be in ascendance following Ed Stelmach and, moreso, Allison Redford to the leadership. Redford is closely associated with centrist Tories Joe Clark and Peter Lougheed, as opposed to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith's association with right-wing Tories Ralph Klein and Tom Flanagan.
Redford was called a Red Tory by Chantal Hebert, Ezra Levant and others
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