POLS 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sponsorship Scandal, Bloc Québécois, Western Alienation In Canada
25 Aug 2016
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Hated things like the national energy programme let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark . 2nd biggest in population 8million 80 francophone and 95% speak french. First in area among provinces (nunavut is larger) More likely to support government intervention in economy (corporatist) Corporatism: close relasonships between labour, business and government. Did 2000-2008 period signal a political realignment (or tectonic shift?) How did harper do it (up to 2015) Appealed to conservative"s basic values and beliefs. Constraints on ability to grow (cons least likely to transfer vote) Not popular but more popular than other leaders. Harper wasn"t very popular but more popular than liberal leaders. Why did the ndp breakthrough (up to 2015) Popular leaders- layton was more popular than party. However, ndp partisans have less stable attachments. About 23-25% at leats a quarter of people who identify themselves as ndp or liberal they"d support either or. Difficult to argue that leadership mattered a whole lot.
