Grits in Canada

Definition of Grits

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Grits: A name used to refer to the Liberal party of Canada, this derives from the mid 1800’s when it was first applied to members of a radical farmers movement in south-western Ontario. In the early 1870’s this and other movements joined together to establish the Liberal party which then inherited the name.

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1. Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Grits. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada

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This entry was last updated: May 23, 2017