The Conservative Party of Canada,colloquially known as the Tories,is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties,the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance,the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian–based Reform Party. The party sits at the centre-right to the right of the Canadian political spectrum,with their federal rival,the Liberal Party of Canada,positioned to their left. The Conservatives are defined as a "big tent" party,practising "brokerage politics" and welcoming a broad variety of members,including "Red Tories" and "Blue Tories".
Pierre Claude Nolin was a Canadian politician and senator. A prominent member of the Conservative Party of Canada from 2004 until his death,he became an influential figure in the Party's parliamentary caucus.
Donald Neil Plett is a Canadian senator who has been the leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate since November 5,2019. He is the founding president of the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada,and the longest serving individual to have held this position.
The 2005 CFL season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football,although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.
The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern-day Canadian football,the 50th season of the Canadian Football League,and many special events were held to commemorate the event. Regular-season play began on June 28,2007 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto,Ontario and concluded on Saturday,November 3,2007. The playoffs began on Sunday,November 11,2007,and ended with the championship game,the 95th Grey Cup,at the Rogers Centre in Toronto,on November 25,2007,with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as champions.
The 2006 CFL season is considered to be the 53rd season in modern-day Canadian football,although it is officially the 49th Canadian Football League season.
Damon Duval is an American former professional placekicker and punter. Duval played college football for Auburn University,and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL),and the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern-day Canadian football,the 51st season for the Canadian Football League. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games,including the Grey Cup game,were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL was no longer aired on broadcast television in Canada. As of 2008,TSN was available in approximately 8.8 million of Canada's 13 million households. Montreal hosted the 96th Grey Cup at Olympic Stadium on November 23,when the championship was won by the Calgary Stampeders.
John A. "Tony" Proudfoot was an All-Star defensive back in the Canadian Football League,teacher,coach,broadcaster and journalist.
The 98th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played between the East Division champion Montreal Alouettes and West Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders to decide the champion of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the 2010 season. In a rematch of the 97th Grey Cup,the Alouettes defeated the Roughriders for the second year in a row,21–18,becoming the first team in 13 years to win back-to-back Grey Cups.
The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18,2008 to March 26,2011. It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008 federal election held on October 14,2008. Its first session was then prorogued by the Governor General on December 4,2008,at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper,who was facing a likely no-confidence motion and a coalition agreement between the Liberal party and the New Democratic Party with the support of the Bloc Québécois. Of the 308 MPs elected at the October 14,2008 general election,64 were new to Parliament and three sat in Parliaments previous to the 39th:John Duncan,Jack Harris and Roger Pomerleau.
The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially,it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 19-week regular schedule,issued February 3,2009,began on July 1,which was only the second time in league history that a CFL season started on Canada Day,with the first occurring in 1998. The playoffs started on November 15 and two weeks of pre-season games began on June 17.
Stephen Greene is a Canadian politician and an independent member of the Senate of Canada. He was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on January 2,2009,and sat as a Conservative Senator until May 2017,when Senate Leader Larry Smith removed him for his support for Senate reform proposals put forth by the governing Liberal Party. Greene then decided to sit as an "Independent Reform" Senator.
Leonidas Housakos is a Canadian politician who has served as the senator for Wellington,Quebec since January 8,2009. A member of the Conservative Party,Housakos was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Housakos served as the speaker of the Senate for part of 2015.
Bradley Smith is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver,slotback and television personality who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2007 CFL Draft.
The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially,it is the 53rd Canadian Football League season. Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton hosted the 98th Grey Cup on November 28 when the Montreal Alouettes became the first team to repeat as Grey Cup Champions in 13 years,defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders,21–18. The league announced on its Twitter page on January 29,2010 that the season would start on July 1,2010. As of 2021 this is the most recent CFL regular season to start in July.
David Osborn Braley was a Canadian businessman and politician who was the owner of the BC Lions and previously owner of the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2010 as a Conservative,but resigned three years later stating no official reason. He was a member of the Order of Canada and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Jean-Guy Dagenais is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 17,2012,by Stephen Harper after losing in the 2011 Canadian federal election running as a Conservative candidate in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. He represents the Senate division of Victoria (Quebec). In 2019,he left the Conservative Senate caucus to sit with the Canadian Senators Group,and left the Conservative party in 2022 shortly after Pierre Poilievre was elected as leader.
The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introduced in the 1990 CFL season.
The Canadian Senators Group is a parliamentary group of senators in the Senate of Canada founded on November 4,2019,by eight senators from the Independent Senators Group,two from the Conservative Party of Canada's Senate caucus,and one non-affiliated senator. Its inaugural and current leader is Scott Tannas.
