* I never use the word in anything other than it's true definition. No US bullshit.
So what's the true definition of "progressive" in Canada? Among other things, it refers to a political ideology rooted in agrarianism, which found a following in the party bearing the same name.
See the dictionary.com for the meaning of progressive. I reject it for any other use because it's been coined in the US and they now own it for it's political purposes. That definition, as they define it, is not suitable to be used to define a political agenda in Canada. For a complete understanding of what that means you will have to access their news media to discover all the ways they've abused the word.
You may want to start with Fox News to find how they use it in a derogatory way.