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Cover title. ; '"All this is wise and useful expenditure ."--Rt. Hon. R.L. Borden, at Halifax, Sept. 16, 1913.' ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

The 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative Party leadership race was notable for the surprising victory of Ed Stelmach and the fact that nearly 150,000 Albertans participated in the process. We argue that the use of an open, plebiscitary vote to select the leader of this governing party was essential to Stelmach's success, and acted as a mechanism for sustaining Tory dominance. The contest mimicked a general election: By offering three leading candidates with distinctive ideological views, it enlarged and engaged the party membership and reinvigorated the party's links to civil society. Stelmach's victory had much to do with his perceived role as the moderate, middle, candidate able to unite the party. To explain this outcome, we explore patterns of support by constituency and the impact of endorsements on the outcome. To paraphrase Duverger, leadership contests in Alberta impress on voters, even non-supporters, that the Tories are a dominant party.

Abstract.Little has been written about the use of branding by Canadian political parties. We draw on interviews with 30 party elites to document the branding of the Conservative party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. We disclose that preparations to re-brand the Canadian Alliance party were subsumed into the new party and that the colour of the maple leaf in the Conservative logo was a contentious topic because of its political symbolism. We conclude that partisans' attachment to colours and the use of negative advertising constitute important differences between the practice of branding in the political and business spheres.Résumé.Fort peu d'écrits ont été consacrés au processus de développement d'images de marque (oubranding) par les partis politiques canadiens. Cet article présente des données tirées d'entrevues réalisées auprès de 30 dirigeants et stratèges du Parti conservateur du Canada sur cette question entre 2003 et 2006. Les entretiens révèlent que les préparatifs menant au repositionnement de l'image de l'Alliance canadienne ont mené à la création de la nouvelle formation et qu'un débat important sur l'arrimage chromatique de la feuille d'érable présente dans le nouveau logo conservateur a secoué le parti en raison de sa symbolique politique. En conclusion, nous posons que l'identité partisane liée à certaines couleurs et le recours à la publicité négative représentent des différences notables dans l'exercice de développement d'images de marque entre les sphères politiques et commerciales.

The political culture of the Gujarat Congress has been traditionally characterized by a conservative overtone that contrasted with the progressive ethos of party units of other provinces. This specificity comes not only from the Gujarati asmita, but also from the attitude of Mahatma Gandhi who did not fully support progressive elements, such as Indulal Yagnik, against more conservative leaders, including Vallabhbhai Patel, K.M. Munshi, G. Nanda and M. Desai. These leaders, who—all of them—eventually exerted power in New Delhi, had affinities with the Sangh parivar, a phenomenon suggesting a unique, regional porosity between the Congress and the Hindutva forces.

Whitney was leader of the Conservative Party. ; Tables. ; Caption title: Outline of educational policy : three years' progress of the Whiney government. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

From a collection of pamphlets written by the Liberal-Conservative Party. ; Caption title. ; At head of title: 1. ; "Reprinted from 'The News,' Toronto." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

"The strength of the Tea Party and Religious Right in the United States, alongside the Harper Conservatives' stance on same-sex marriage and religious freedom in Canada, has many asking whether social conservatism has come to define the right wing of North American politics. In this timely and penetrating book, James Farney provides the first full-length comparison of social conservatism in Canada and the United States from the sexual revolution to the present day. Based on archival research and extensive interviews, it traces the historic relationship between social conservatives and other right-wing groups. Farney illuminates why the American Republican Party was quicker to accept social conservatives as legitimate and valuable allies than the Conservative Party of Canada. This book will be indispensable for understanding why a movement so powerful among American conservatives has been distinctively less important in Canada and how the character of Canadian conservatism means it will likely remain so."--Publisher's website

"The strength of the Tea Party and Religious Right in the United States, alongside the Harper Conservatives' stance on same-sex marriage and religious freedom in Canada, has many asking whether social conservatism has come to define the right wing of North American politics. In this timely and penetrating book, James Farney provides the first full-length comparison of social conservatism in Canada and the United States from the sexual revolution to the present day. Based on archival research and extensive interviews, it traces the historic relationship between social conservatives and other right-wing groups. Farney illuminates why the American Republican Party was quicker to accept social conservatives as legitimate and valuable allies than the Conservative Party of Canada. This book will be indispensable for understanding why a movement so powerful among American conservatives has been distinctively less important in Canada and how the character of Canadian conservatism means it will likely remain so."--Publisher's website.

This article presents a case study of the recent merger between the Progressive-Conservative Party and the Reform/Canadian Alliance parties. The selection of this case serves to illustrate the current limits of existing party organisational change and party coalition theories when it comes to explaining party mergers. We propose an alternative theoretical framework that introduces some minor adjustments to the existing literature in order to account for the party merger phenomenon. In this framework, three factors are shown to be most likely to have led to a party merger in the Canadian context: votes-seats disproportionality, access to new resources (electoral and financial) and rebranding. We conclude with a discussion regarding these factors' potential for explaining other cases of party mergers. Adapted from the source document.

Whether a free trade agreement with the U.S. will improve the Progressive Conservative prospect for a general election victory.

Cover title. ; Attributed to the Liberal Conservative Party--National Archives, Canada. ; "Printed for the Committee and Members, and for the Friends of a Government whose record for ideals and accomplishment has never been excelled in Canada.--H.M. Mowat, M.P." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44