The rise and persistence of the Reform Party and its successor the Canadian Alliance has indelibly altered the traditional structures of party politics in Canada.
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The rise and persistence of the Reform Party and its successor the Canadian Alliance has indelibly altered the traditional structures of party politics in Canada.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Preface 1. Out of the Wilderness 2. Preston Manning Charts His Father's Course 3. Serving the World of Private Enterprise 4. Waiting for the Moment 5. Connections 6. Managing the Membership 7. Reform Party Policy: Tories in a Hurry 8. Quebec and Constitutional Reform 9. The Reform Party's Democratic Reforms 10. Where Would Preston Manning Take Us? ; Notes; Index. SYNOPSIS: The meteoric rise of the Reform Party has een one of the most dramatic developments in recent Canadian politics. From the former Tory stronghold of Alberta, Preston Manning has built a new political party that is challenging all three established political parties in English Canada. Who is Preston Manning? Who are his supporters? What does Reform stand for? These and other key questions are addressed in this book by author Murray Dobbin. You will read about: Preston Manning's close relationship with his father, former Alberta Social Credit premier Ernest Manning; Preston Manning's early days as a researcher and lobbyist working with key Alberta business people; Major influences on Preston Manning's approach to politics; The role of party members in deciding Reform Party policies; The Reform platform on issues like the GST, Quebec, the deficit, government spending, immigration, women's issues, social policies, language policy and multiculturalism; Reform ideas for changing the way the political system works and the role of political parties. In his conclusion Murray Dobbin measures Preston Manning and Reform by their ideals as a new party offering fresh thinking, a populist approach, and a commitment to more meaningful democracy. Murray Dobbin is a Saskatchewan-born writer and journalist, whose last book was a biography of two leading Metis leaders of the thirties. Dobbin studied economics and politics at the University of Saskatchewan. He did graduate work on prairie populism, studying the grassroots origins of the CCF in that province. Later, he completed a master's degree in Social Studies at the University of Regina.
