Conservatism vs. Liberalism

Liberalism and Conservatism are both mainstream ideologies in Canadian society. "The ideology of liberalism is the dominant belief system in Canada and the United States". (Gibbons and Youngman 26). There are two schools of Liberalism: Classical and Reform. Liberals have a tendency to favor change, faith in human reason,willingness to use government to improve the human condition and are more optimistic about human nature than Conservatives. Conservatives are interested in conserving something. Conservatism has the …

…people do not possess the ability to greatly transform their position in society. Society would not be where it is today if it were not for change. Change is needed for humans to survive in the new millenium. As the world population increases, our resources are diminishing, and human rationality is required for us to survive. Evolution and change will help level the playing field in society, and help people get jobs based on merit.