出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/03 09:48 UTC 版)
The Big Blue Machine was a nickname for the group of strategists and advisors to the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in Ontario, Canada, in the 1970s and 1980s. The moniker was coined by journalist Claire Hoy of the Toronto Star in April 1971. It has most frequently been applied to Bill Davis' term in office from 1971 to 1985 where his Red Tory government won election after election by promising moderate, well-run government. During that time, the Progressive Conservatives often ran to the left of the Liberals. Davis' period was only a portion of an unprecedented 42 consecutive years of Tory rule in Ontario, and sometimes earlier organizations are also referred to by the Big Blue Machine moniker.