▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁Hu eg lin ▁was , ▁along ▁with ▁David ▁Or ch ard , ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁vocal ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁two ▁prominent ▁right - wing ▁parties , ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Alliance , ▁into ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁He ▁expressed ▁dis com fort ▁over ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁mer ger ▁took ▁place ▁- ▁which ▁involved ▁PC ▁leader ▁Peter ▁Mac K ay ▁breaking ▁an ▁anti - mer ger ▁promise ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁while ▁campaign ing ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁party ▁leader . ▁Hu eg lin ▁also ▁expressed ▁dis com fort ▁over ▁the ▁" neo con serv ative " ▁aspects ▁of ▁Alliance ▁policy , ▁which ▁he ▁fe ared ▁might ▁domin ate ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Hu eg lin ▁became ▁a ▁lead ▁organ izer ▁for ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Canadian ▁Party , ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁cent rist ▁party . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁Ontario ▁Category : Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁MP s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Str at ford , ▁Ontario ▁Category : Progress ive ▁Canadian ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁political ▁party ▁found ers <0x0A> </s> ▁On ur ▁Bü y ü ktop çu ▁( born ▁ 2 4