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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- DEDICATION -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PART 1: BUILD THE MOVEMENT -- 1.1 Know Thyself -- 1.2 Respect the Past and Learn From It -- 1.3 Undertake Periodic Political Realignments -- 1.4 Redefine Political Space for Disengaged Canadians -- 1.5 Survey Strengths and Weaknesses -- 1.6 Strengthen Character and Trustworthiness -- 1.7 Invest Your Time and Money -- PART 2: DEVELOP INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL -- 2.1 Refresh Traditional Positions -- 2.2 Cultivate New Ground -- 2.3 Strengthen Relations with the Science Community -- 2.4 Build the Policy Bank -- 2.5 Invest in Ideas -- PART 3: DEVELOP HUMAN RESOURCES -- 3.1 Scout and Recruit -- 3.2 Train for Political Participation -- 3.3 Train by Doing: Conduct Issue Campaigns -- 3.4 Navigate the Faith/Political Interface Wisely and Graciously -- 3.5 Build Democracy House: A Model Parliament for Canada -- 3.6 Invest in People -- PART 4: NETWORK -- 4.1 Build the Democratic Network -- 4.2 Build the Conservative Network -- 4.3 Employ Social Media Effectively and Responsibly -- 4.4 Invest in Relationships -- PART 5: STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY -- 5.1 Embrace Local Government -- 5.2 Address the Challenge of Populism -- 5.3 Address Western Alienation -- 5.4 Counter Identity Politics -- 5.5 Prepare for International Ideological Competition -- 5.6 Follow the Flame -- APPENDICES -- Organizations Engaged in Strengthening Democracy in Canada -- Major Organizations Contributing Directly or Indirectly to the Strengthening of Conservatism in Canada -- Broadening the Distribution of Tools of Wealth Creation: The Slave Lake Developments/Spruceland Properties Story -- A Dirty Story Contest -- So You Think You Want to be an Elected Official? -- The Conservative Challenge -- Special Thanks to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

AbstractSince his rise to national importance in Canada, commentators have been trying to make sense of Preston Manning and his Reform party. For the most part, however, such commentary has refused to see his political thinking as new at all, but instead regards it as a throwback to previous examples of western-based political protest movements. Yet Manning should be regarded as a postmodern conservative. His politics are a response to the process of postmodernization that has characterized Canada in recent years. This article traces the rise of postmodern politics in the Western world; examines the specifically Canadian manifestation of this process; discusses the Reform party in the context of the cultural tension driving Canada's recent political debates; and concludes with a commentary on Manning's contribution to the fragmentation of Canada's traditional party system.

Canada lags behind many of its First World counterparts when it comes to business innovation, and urgently needs to improve its performance if it is to remain competitive and attractive to investment. The Expert Panel Report on Federal Support to Research and Development has recommended several policy initiatives that governments need to enact to close the gap. This paper reviews all six major recommendations made by the Expert Panel and provides thorough assessments of each, with ample consideration given to their implications for the private sector. The two most promising are: (1) the consolidation of research and development spending programs at the federal level and (2) the adoption of smart procurement as a means of spurring innovation in the non-government sector. While some of the other recommendations need refinement and raise concerns about their impact on the economy, the message for government and business is clear: the former can and should facilitate Canadian business innovation by removing tax and regulatory burdens and facilitating better public-private cooperation, while the latter must make innovation a major part of corporate culture. This paper explains the consequences of the Panel's recommendations for both sectors, identifies the deficiencies, and offers clear-eyed guidance for ameliorating them.

Introduction -- Democracy and millennialism in American evangelical Protestantism : the context of religious interpretation in Alberta -- Religion and the political thought of Henry Wise Wood : liberal postmillennialism and the initial rejection of prairie socialism in Alberta -- Religion and the political thought of William Aberhart and Ernest Manning : fundamentalist premillennialism and anti-socialist sentiment in Alberta -- Religion, political thought, and public policy in contemporary Alberta : social conservatism vs the anti-statist religious perspective of Preston Manning -- Conclusion

This article describes critical stage in the history of development of Canadian conservatism in 1990-s, when Progressive Conservatives under leadership of Kim Campbell, Jean Charest and Joe Clark struggled for power during the general elections of 1993, 1997 and 2000. The author draws attention to the general election campaigns of Conservatives, as well as their attempts to reorganize the party, and re-write the program principles. In the article it is noted that Canadian conservatism is an essential part of world-wide social and political ideology. ; Статья посвящена переломному этапу в истории развития канадского консерватизма, посвященному борьбе прогрессивных консерваторов за власть на всеобщих выборах 1993, 1997 и 2000 гг. под руководством К. Кэмпбелл, Ж. Шаре и Дж. Кларка. Автор уделяет внимание особенностям избирательных кампаний консерваторов, их попыткам реорганизации партии и пересмотра своих программных установок. В работе подчеркивается, что канадский консерватизм является частью общемировой общественно-политической идеологии.