14 days : making the Conservative movement in Canada / Bruce Carson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carson, Bruce, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party of Canada (2003- ).

Conservatism--Canada.

Conservatism.

Canada--Politics and government--1993-2006.

Canada.

Canada--Politics and government--2006-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montréal, [Québec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9780773591974

0773591974

9780773591967

0773591966

OCLC:

1192335178