Throughout the course of Canadian history, the Conservative Party was generally controlled by MacDonaldian Tory elements, which in Canada meant an adherence to the English-Canadian traditions of Monarchy, Empire-Commonwealth, parliamentary government, nationalism, protectionism, social reform and eventually acceptance of the necessity of the welfare state.
Sepanjang perjalanan sejarah Kanada, Partai Konservatif umumnya dikendalikan oleh elemen Tory MacDonald, yang di Kanada berarti kepatuhan terhadap tradisi Inggris-Kanada yaitu Monarki, Imperium-Persemakmuran, pemerintahan parlementer, nasionalisme, proteksionisme, reformasi sosial, dan akhirnya penerimaan atas perlunya negara kesejahteraan.