14 days : making the Conservative movement in Canada

ISBN: 0773591974
ISBN: 9780773591974
ISBN: 0773591966
ISBN: 9780773591967
Physical Description: 1 online resource. remote
Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

Summary: Provides insights into how the recent history of the Canadian right has influenced the Conservative government over the past two decades.

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General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.19 Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Nowhere but Up: Post-Election Day 1993 -- Open Season: Searching for Leadership of the Right -- Millennium Makeover: The PC-DRC Coalition -- New Alliance Sheriff in Town: Stephen Harper -- Leader of the Pact: Peter MacKay -- By-election Wake-up Call: Two Merge into One under Stephen Harper -- Party Launch, 2004: Official Opposition, Springboard Platform, and Housecleaning -- Priming for Election 2006: Strong Research, Targeted Platform, and a Few Lucky Breaks -- Minority First Mandate: A Cabinet Made with Green Timber -- Governing, Part 1: Implementing the Platform and Tackling Unexpected Issues -- Governing, Part 2: Solving Issues -- Policy Clashes, Managing People, and Staying Election Ready -- Financial Crisis, 2008: House Manoeuvres and a Stimulus Budget -- Minority Second Mandate: Governing like a Majority -- Majority Third Mandate: The Harper Doctrines -- The Days Ahead. What the Left Can Learn from the Right ; An Uncertain Path Forward for the Conservatives.