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44-525: [REDACTED] Look up PC , pc , or pC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PC or pc may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] See also: § People Player character or playable character, a fictional character controlled by a human player, usually in role-playing games or computer games Port Charles , an American daytime TV soap opera Production code number ,

88-487: A Red Tory like Roblin, led the party from 1971 to 1975, but was unable to defeat Schreyer's government. Sterling Lyon became leader of the party in 1975 and took it in a more economically liberal direction, anticipating the neoliberal economics of Margaret Thatcher , Ronald Reagan , and Mike Harris . The Lyon PCs defeated the NDP in 1977 . The Lyon government was to the right of previous PC administrations and implemented

132-471: A leadership election on October 30 . Goertzen was sworn in as premier of Manitoba , on September 1, 2021. He would serve for only two months, until November 2, and resigned shortly before PC leader Heather Stefanson was appointed and sworn in as his successor as premier later that day. Stefanson’s succession to the premiership would mark the first female premier in Manitoba history. The PC government

176-1371: A Romanian conservative party Plaid Cymru , a Welsh nationalist political party Porozumienie Centrum , a now-defunct Polish right-wing political party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , a defunct Canadian federal political party Progressive Canadian Party , a party made up of former members of the Progressive Conservative party Several current and former provincial political parties of Canada: Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (1905–2017) Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick (1867– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (1882- ) Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (1949– ) Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (1867– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1854– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island (1851– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Quebec (1982–1989) Yukon Progressive Conservative Party (1978–1991) Religious denominations [ edit ] Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Schools [ edit ] ESPCI , an engineering school in France, also referred to as Physique-Chimie Pembroke College, Oxford ,

220-1123: A constituent college of the University of Oxford Phoenix College , a community college in Arizona, US Pickering College , an independent, co-educational K-12 school in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Pomona College , a liberal arts college in Claremont, California Port Charlotte High School , in Florida, US Port Credit Secondary School , in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Presbyterian College , in Clinton, South Carolina, US Providence College , in Rhode Island, US Prempeh College , in Ashanti Region, Ghana Law enforcement [ edit ] Police Constable ,

264-567: A designation used to identify television episodes Pretty Cure , a Japanese anime franchise Business and finance [ edit ] See also: § Businesses Percentage (pc), numeric ratio signifier Prime cost or variable cost Principal Consultant, a management consulting position Professional corporation , a type of corporate entity for licensed professionals (attorneys, architects, physicians, engineers, etc.) Organizations [ edit ] Businesses [ edit ] Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts ,

308-609: A district in the San Fernando Valley Port Charlotte, Florida Port Chester, New York Other places [ edit ] Pacific Centre , a shopping mall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Pacific Coast Pacific Islands Trust Territory (ISO 3166 country code) Panama City , the capital of Panama Pitcairn Islands (FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code) Port Credit , a neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Serbia or

352-438: A general-purpose computer for individuals IBM PC compatible , a ubiquitous personal computer architecture an IBM PC specifically running Microsoft Windows Programmable controller (disambiguation) Pica (typography) (pc), a typographic unit of measure Program counter , a special register inside CPUs Mathematics [ edit ] Path connected , a concept in mathematical topology Precalculus ,

396-613: A greater percentage of the provincial vote, the PCs lost one seat. After failing to make major gains in the 2011 provincial election , Hugh McFadyen agreed to step down as leader. On July 30, 2012, former federal MP and Filmon cabinet minister Brian Pallister was acclaimed as leader. By the time the writs were dropped for the 2016 provincial election , the Manitoba PCs had been leading in opinion polls for almost four years, and were heavily favoured to win. As expected, Pallister led

440-615: A hotel chain in Pakistan Pirelli & C. (stock symbol: PC) President's Choice , a private label product brand of the Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw Companies PC Mobile , a Canadian mobile virtual network operator PC Optimum , a Canadian rewards program President's Choice Financial , a Canadian financial services provider Government bodies [ edit ] Peace Corps ,

484-402: A legally-recognized institution in the province, however, and began to lose its coherence again after Norquay's death in 1889. Conservative MLAs simply referred to themselves as "the opposition" for most of the decade that followed. Rodmond Roblin was the dominant Conservative MLA between 1890 and 1892, but he does not seem to have been recognized as an official leader. After Roblin's defeat in

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528-623: A level in math education Polynomial chaos , a concept in stochastic mathematics Principal component Medicine and psychology [ edit ] Anatomical structures [ edit ] Posterior commissure , a brain landmark commonly used in biomedical image processing Pubococcygeus muscle Parietal cell Diseases [ edit ] Pachyonychia congenita , a genetic skin disorder Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Other uses in medicine and psychology [ edit ] Palliative care , specialised care for people with serious illnesses Perceived control ,

572-633: A minimum of offense President's Counsel , a lawyer's rank in Sri Lanka Pro-choice , the view that women should have the choice of whether or not to terminate a pregnancy Proto-Celtic , the reconstructed common ancestor of the Celtic languages See also [ edit ] Piece (disambiguation) P.C. Hooftstraat , a street in Amsterdam, Netherlands Tandy Pocket Computer PCS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

616-775: A police rank Protective custody , a type of imprisonment or care to protect a person from harm Probable cause , reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.) Police commissioner , the chief manager of a police entity Penal code , the legal code in some jurisdictions that define crimes People [ edit ] PC (footballer) (born 1994), from Brazil PC Chris , former professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player, named after Port Chester, New York Priscilla Chan (singer) (born 1965), Hong Kong Cantopop singer Priyanka Chopra , an Indian actress, model and singer Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Park City, Utah Panama City, Florida Panorama City, Los Angeles ,

660-476: A possible leadership convention in the near future, Murray received only 45% support from party members. On November 14, Murray stepped down as leader of the party. Hugh McFadyen became leader of the party at the leadership convention on April 29, 2006, garnering two thirds of the first ballot vote. In McFadyen's first campaign as party leader during the 2007 provincial election , popular support for PC Party rose 2% over 2003 numbers. Although he managed to capture

704-481: A program of spending cuts and reduced taxes (while also promoting mega-projects in the energy sector). Manitobans were unreceptive to the government's economically liberalism, and turned it out of office in 1981 after only one term, bringing the NDP back to power after. Gary Filmon became leader of the Progressive Conservatives in 1983, and formed a minority government in 1988 after defeating

748-486: A psychological concept Post cibum (Latin for "after food"), in medical prescriptions Primary care Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging Physics and cosmology [ edit ] Parsec (pc), a unit of distance used in astronomy Picocoulomb (pC), a unit of electrostatic charge Petacoulomb (PC), a unit of electrostatic charge Photonic crystal , a photonic band gap material Other uses in science and technology [ edit ] PC,

792-527: A reluctant alliance with the provincial Conservatives in 1882, in the face of strong opposition from Thomas Greenway 's Provincial Rights Party . His government was for all intents and purposes Conservative for the remainder of its time in office, though Norquay continued to describe it as "non-partisan". Starting in the election of 1883, moreover, political parties began to be listed on the provincial election ballot . When Norquay resigned as Premier in 1887, his successor David H. Harrison also became leader of

836-470: A scandal involving the construction of the province's new legislative buildings . Roblin was forced to resign as Premier, and James Aikins led the party to a disastrous loss later in the year. The Manitoba Conservatives received their greatest support from the francophone community in the 1915 election , because the party was seen as more supportive than the Liberals of francophone education rights. This

880-525: A small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence duties Penn Central , a railroad in the United States Two US Navy hull classification symbols: Patrol craft (PC) and Patrol craft coastal (PC) Pegasus Airlines (IATA code: PC) Other uses [ edit ] Pickleball Canada , Canada's governing body for the sport of pickleball Political correctness , language or behavior that appears calculated to provide

924-400: A type of Mazda C engine Prestressed concrete , a method for overcoming concrete's natural weakness in tension Progressive contextualization , a scientific method Prontor-Compur , a standard connector type for photographic flash synchronization Perspective Control , photographic lens arrangement for reducing keystone distortion Transport [ edit ] Patrol craft ,

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968-715: A volunteer program run by the United States government Philippine Constabulary , a defunct police force Libyan Presidential Council Privy council , a body that advises the head of state of a nation King's Privy Council for Canada Privy Council of the United Kingdom Putnam City Schools , school district in Oklahoma Political parties [ edit ] Colorado Party (disambiguation) Partido Comunista (disambiguation) Partidul Conservator ,

1012-399: A wartime coalition government . Willis himself was given a prominent cabinet position in the all-party ministry which followed. Three anti-coalition Conservatives were elected to the legislature in 1941. One of these, Huntly Ketchen , served as leader of the opposition. This group did not constitute a rival to the official Conservative Party, however. In 1946, the party changed its name to

1056-509: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages PC">PC The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The origins of the party lie at the end of the 19th century. Party politics were weak in Manitoba for several years after it entered Canadian confederation in 1870. The system of government

1100-590: Is not clear if he was formally recognized as "leader of the opposition", or even as an official member of the Conservative Party. Rodmond Roblin was re-elected in 1896, and officially became opposition leader in the legislature. The next year, Hugh John Macdonald (son of former prime minister John A. Macdonald ) became the party's official leader, while Roblin continued to lead the opposition in parliament. The Conservative Party became an official entity in 1899, and drew up its first election platform in

1144-402: The 1999 election , Filmon announced that his government would undertake a shift further to the right if reelected. The voters were not receptive to this, and ousted the PCs in favour of the NDP. Filmon resigned as leader in 2000, and was replaced by Stuart Murray . The party fell to twenty seats in the election of 2003, its worst showing since 1953. On November 5, 2005, at a meeting regarding

1188-541: The Manitoba Liberal Party to ensure that Taylor would not become the province's Premier. Taylor resigned as party leader in 1933, and W. Sanford Evans served as parliamentary leader for the next three years. In 1936, Errick Willis (son of R.G.) was acclaimed as party leader. He led the party in another unsuccessful challenge to the Bracken ministry in 1936. In 1940, Willis agreed to join Bracken in

1232-566: The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba to reflect the change in name of the federal Progressive Conservatives . Relations between the PCs and Liberal-Progressives deteriorated after Douglas Campbell became Premier in 1948, and the PCs voted 215–7 to leave the coalition in 1950. The 1953 election was won by the Liberals, and Willis was compelled to accept a leadership challenge the following year. Duff Roblin , grandson of Rodmond Roblin , became party leader on

1276-525: The Republika Srpska , both of which can be abbreviated in Cyrillic to РС ( RS ) Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Chemistry [ edit ] Phosphatidylcholine , a phospholipid Polycarbonate , a plastic polymer Propylene carbonate , a polar organic solvent Pyruvate carboxylase , an enzyme Computing [ edit ] Personal computer ,

1320-464: The Conservative parliamentary caucus. Norquay was able to reclaim the latter position early in 1888, following an extremely divided meeting of senior Conservative politicians. By this time, the new Liberal Premier Thomas Greenway had formally introduced party government to the province, and no one doubted that Norquay was now the province's Conservative leader. The Conservative Party was not yet

1364-551: The NDP. Filmon's PCs remained in power for three terms, winning a majority government in 1990 and again in 1995. Filmon's government avoided excessive conservative rhetoric, but nonetheless reduced corporate taxes, mandated balanced budgets, and limited the power of teacher's and nurse's unions. It supported the Charlottetown Accord (a proposal for amending the Canadian constitution ), as well as free trade with

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1408-413: The United States. The party's financial austerity program resulted in a balanced budget in 1995, the first in 20 years. The PCs were hurt in the late 1990s by increased unemployment, a vote-manipulation scandal from the 1995 election (see Independent Native Voice ), and the decline of the Manitoba Liberal Party . The latter development allowed the anti-Tory vote to coalesce around the NDP. Ahead of

1452-410: The election of 1892, William Alexander Macdonald became the leader of the opposition. In 1893, his election for Brandon City was declared invalid, and he lost the subsequent by-election. Remarkably, the election of Macdonald's successor, John Andrew Davidson , was also voided in 1894. For the remainder of this parliament, James Fisher seems to have been the leading figure in the opposition ranks. It

1496-416: The extension of the railway, bought Manitoba's Bell telephone operations in order to establish a government-run system, introduced corporate taxation , and created a public utilities commission while running a budgetary surplus. It was less progressive on social issues, however, and is most frequently remembered today for its opposition to women's suffrage. The Conservatives were brought down in 1915 by

1540-539: The party to a decisive victory. The PCs won 40 out of 57 seats, the largest majority government in the province's history. Pallister was re-elected to a majority government in 2019. Pallister announced his resignation on August 10, 2021, and confirmed on August 29, 2021 his departure would take place on September 1, 2021. His interim successor as party leader was confirmed as Kelvin Goertzen on 31 August, 2021. An elected successor as party leader will be determined in

1584-545: The polls and won a majority , which pursued a policy of 'social investment', active government and social reform (including reintroducing French to schools and expanding welfare services). In 1967, Roblin left provincial politics and was replaced by Walter Weir , a member of the party's rural conservative wing. Weir led a somewhat more cautious and restrained government, and was defeated by the New Democratic Party under Edward Schreyer in 1969. Sidney Spivak ,

1628-485: The radical farmer and labour movements of the late 1910s. On November 6, 1919, the Conservative Party chose farmer R.G. Willis to lead the party into its next electoral campaign. Willis' selection was a response to the provincial victory of the United Farmers of Ontario the previous month; he defeated Major Fawcett Taylor after three other candidates (including Prefontaine) withdrew their names. The vote total

1672-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PC&oldid=1259895043 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Serbian-language text Short description

1716-424: The same year. It promised a board of education for the province, the creation of agricultural and technical colleges, and government ownership of railways. Hugh John Macdonald became Premier following the 1899 election , but resigned shortly thereafter to re-enter federal politics. Rodmond Roblin succeeded Macdonald, and ruled the province for 15 years. Roblin's government was progressively oriented, negotiated

1760-432: The second ballot and rebuilt the party's organization which had been weakened during the coalition period. In 1958, Roblin's PCs ran and were elected to a minority government on a progressive platform of increased education grants, crop insurance , extension of hydro to the north, and road construction. Remarkably, his platform was well to the left of that of Campbell's Liberal-Progressives. In 1959, Roblin returned to

1804-412: Was a pronounced contrast to the situation in federal politics, where most francophone Canadians opposed the war policies of Prime Minister Robert Borden . Aime Benard was chosen as leader pro tem of the party on August 15, 1915, and Albert Prefontaine was chosen as the official parliamentary leader shortly thereafter. The party was a minor force in parliament, however, and was largely sidelined by

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1848-484: Was essentially one of non-partisan democracy , though some leading figures such as Marc-Amable Girard were identified with the Conservatives at the federal level. Public representation was mostly a matter of communal loyalties—ethnic, religious, and linguistic—and party affiliation was at best a secondary concern. In the 1870s, Thomas Scott (Orangeman) (not to be confused with a different Thomas Scott ),

1892-500: Was executed by Louis Riel 's provisional government . Joseph Royal attempted to introduce partisan politics into the province. Both were Conservatives, and both believed that they could lead a provincial Conservative Party. Their plans were thwarted by Premier John Norquay , who also supported the Conservatives at the federal level but included both Liberals and Conservatives in his governing alliance. Norquay himself formed

1936-558: Was not announced. Willis was defeated in the election of 1920, and the Conservatives became the fourth-largest group in parliament with only six seats. John Thomas Haig subsequently became their parliamentary leader, and Fawcett Taylor was chosen as the official party leader in early 1922. The Conservatives gradually regained support in the following 20 years, but were unable to defeat the Progressive government of John Bracken . In 1932, Bracken's Progressives formed an alliance with

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