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Canadian parties can, to a great extent, be regarded as the middle-class nature of politics, which does not represent the extreme right or left party in the federal level of Canada. Liberal ideas and values, based on the conception of right in a capitalistic society and market economy, have been emphasized by Canadian society which lacks the traditional class consciousness. Party policies have been influenced more by business groups, the electoral system, and elite groups, rather than by political beliefs and ideologies. Business interest groups are largely determinant in the formulation of policies of the Liberal and Conservative parties. Policies made by government incline to mitigate political cleavages and to pursue pragmatic goals amidst factional division within a party. The ideological position in party policies is restricted to winning electorate support of the median voters, to obtaining the support of business groups, and to mitigating political and cultural cleavages. It may be appropriate to point out that Canadian parties can essentially be defined by the conception of brokerage parties in the federal level.