Robert Stanfield's Canada: Perspectives of the Best Prime Minister We Never Had

by Clippingdale, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781553392187
• ISBN10: 1553392183
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Robert L. Stanfield has been called "the best Prime Minister we never had." In 1972 he very nearly defeated Pierre Trudeau for that office. Robert Stanfield's Canada reflects on the kind of progressive conservative he was, and the measured, humane, realistic and decent foreign, social, economic and constitutional priorities he fought for. Rich with insights from his speeches and handwritten notes both from his years in national politics and through a long activist retirement, this is a remarkable analysis of one man's civility, prescriptions and ideas, still at the core of the uniquely Canadian conservative tradition. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Richard Clippingdale is the former Director of Canadian Studies at Carleton University

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
A Note on Sources	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Challenge of Canadian Unity, 1967-1982	p. 7
Defining Canada's Relationships with the World and the United States	p. 31
Principles and Challenges of Modern Conservatism	p. 55
Politics, Political Leadership, the Media and the Public	p. 75
Fighting for Canada's Future: Meech and Charlottetown, 1987-1992	p. 93
The Stanfield Legacy	p. 109
About the Author	p. 115
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