A Canadian term for a career politician, one whose main goal is to climb the party ladder and get power, not to make real change or help his
constituents. Typically reserved for members of the
Conservative Party of Canada who hold neoliberal economic views and who advocate socially liberal policies. Called brownshoes due to their habit of wearing poor quality, badly fitted blue suits with clunky
brown shoes to look casual and "appeal" to middle class voters.
"Did you see
Jason Kenney and Andrew Scheer at the Gay Hindus for Free Trade fundraiser last night? Kenney was dancing with a transsexual, and he calls himself
conservative..."
"Doesn't
surprise me, he's a brownshoe, he'll sell out to anyone to win votes"