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Robert Stanfield's CanadaPerspectives of the Best Prime Minister We Never Had |
The political legacy of an extraordinary Canadian.
A successful Conservative with a track record as a winner, Robert L. Stanfield (1914-2003) brought Diefenbaker's fragmented Tories to high ratings in the polls and came within two seats of defeating Trudeau in the 1972 federal election.
In Robert Stanfield's Canada, Richard Clippingdale reflects on the kind of Progressive Conservative Stanfield was, not only during his years of active national political leadership but also through two decades of extraordinarily active retirement. Drawing from Stanfield's speeches and notes, and with the benefit of interviews with several of his closest friends and associates, Clippingdale explores the measured, realistic, and honourable priorities Stanfield championed - foreign, social, economic, and constitutional.
Robert Stanfield's Canada captures both the character and legacy of a political moderate with a conscience, a Red Tory whose ideas remain at the core of a uniquely Canadian conservative tradition.
In Robert Stanfield's Canada, Richard Clippingdale reflects on the kind of Progressive Conservative Stanfield was, not only during his years of active national political leadership but also through two decades of extraordinarily active retirement. Drawing from Stanfield's speeches and notes, and with the benefit of interviews with several of his closest friends and associates, Clippingdale explores the measured, realistic, and honourable priorities Stanfield championed - foreign, social, economic, and constitutional.
Robert Stanfield's Canada captures both the character and legacy of a political moderate with a conscience, a Red Tory whose ideas remain at the core of a uniquely Canadian conservative tradition.
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 118 in series)
136 Pages, 6 x 9
Queen's Policy Studies Series - School of Policy Studies
ISBN 9781553392187
May 2008
Formats: Cloth
"A worthy addition to the literature on a singularly great Canadian." Atlantic Books Today
Richard Clippingdale, former director of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, and biographer of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, served as chief of staff to Rt Hon. Joe Clark and as director of the Government of Canada's Advanced Management Program.
Robert Stanfield's Canada
Richard Clippingdale
Table of Contents
by Senator Hugh Segal avii
Acknowledgements xi
A Note on Sources xiii
Chapter I Introduction 1
Chapter 2 The Challenge of Canadian Unity, 1967-1982 7
Chapter 3 Defining Canada's Relationships with the World and the United States 31
Chapter 4 Principles and Challenges of Modem Conservatism 55
Chapter 5 Politics, Political Leadership, the Media and the Public 75
Chapter 6 Fighting for Canada's Future: Meech and Charlottetown, 1987-1992 93
Chapter 7 The Stanfield Legacy 109
About the Author 115
Richard Clippingdale
Table of Contents
by Senator Hugh Segal avii
Acknowledgements xi
A Note on Sources xiii
Chapter I Introduction 1
Chapter 2 The Challenge of Canadian Unity, 1967-1982 7
Chapter 3 Defining Canada's Relationships with the World and the United States 31
Chapter 4 Principles and Challenges of Modem Conservatism 55
Chapter 5 Politics, Political Leadership, the Media and the Public 75
Chapter 6 Fighting for Canada's Future: Meech and Charlottetown, 1987-1992 93
Chapter 7 The Stanfield Legacy 109
About the Author 115
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