... former Reform Party and the Bloc Quebecois. Even with the creation of the new parties, similar platforms still existed among all parties. For example, all parties called for fiscal restraint and the elimination of the deficit. Although political parties evolved, the electorate did not witness an increase in policy differentiation. This, states Dobrowolsky, is what has constrained the electorate and left ... As with the women's movement, the power of social movements and the acceptance from the general public of the issues of sexual orientation have forced the Reform party moderate its p...

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