POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Neoconservatism, John Maynard Keynes, Conservatism In Canada
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J&j don"t make a solid list here which suggests some openness in interpretation of what constitutes canadian political culture. They point to the rights and freedoms in the charter. A commitment to liberalism and free enterprise. Hockey (heroes); other heroes like terry fox. If you want to be successful in fed. To help us understand the deep roots of political culture, it is useful to look to its origins in canada. Fragments of european society settled here at particular points in time. Indigenous people had no say in how gov. Brought cultural baggage that sets limits on the dev. French canada - feudal element c" conservative (ideology), catholic. There are catholic schools in canada that receive federal funding. English canada - u. s. displaced loyalist - small l" liberalism, freedom, community. Tory-touch" - explains appeal of the left and its absence in the u. s. American revolution 1776 - loyalists lost and fled to.