Conservatism In Canada

Ideologies have become predominant across the world in the last 200 years and have had a considerable role in the actions of countries. In Canada alone, there have been many fluctuations in regards to military due to change in government and subsequently ideologies. By looking into this government ideologies, spending historical military actions, and current actions, one can come to the conclusion that military involvement will take a different approach between conservative and liberal governments. To begin to understand the changes that Canada has experienced in regards to Peacekeeping and Military operations first one must understand the political climate that has enveloped Canada over the years. Conservatism and liberalism have been major

Although this was a long time ago, knowing about the initial stages of conservatism is vital in order to answer the question. Burke believed that this radical change in society was unacceptable. In An Introduction to government and politics it puts it nicely, “He correctly predicted that turmoil and despotism would grow out of such a radical break with the past. We are not wise enough to remake society all at once, he asserted; we must rely on the accumulated wisdom of the past, contained in customs, traditions and practices” . In the past, conservatism has been a reaction to a substantial threat to society or conservatism and is what creates one of the main ideas of conservatism of, Looking at the past for help for the future . Conservatives look to the past for guidance and don’t believe in whole system reform as we as humans aren’t intelligent enough to make these kind of decisions. As well, conservatives will act harshly to protect traditions and well there current state, this can be seen in some of the wars that Canada has taken part in. Presently, Conservatives don’t necessarily have to respond to threats such as the French revolution, but are still trying to grow society in a slow and calculated way. Since there is understanding of these core values of conservatives, one can start to look at present time and how this affects our

However, liberalism takes a new approach on how a government should run and in turn it will shape how it makes use of our military. Classical Liberals where in firm belief that limited government was the best way to conduct themselves. However, Reform liberals justify a more hands-on approach of government. They believe that by being very active as a government they can level the playing field and In turn help everyone. They believe that freedom is when society has its best ability to achieve its goals. Liberals often extend this practice into helping out nations to achieve personal freedom in order for them to also accomplish there goals. Now that we understand the ideals of the two ideologies we are looking at, one can try to understand the actions of the conservative and liberal governments that have been in power since