The Big Blue Machine

Author : J. Patrick Boyer
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459724501

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The Big Blue Machine by J. Patrick Boyer Pdf

The story of a formidable campaign organization — "the Big Blue Machine" — that ran a string of successful Progressive Conservative Party campaigns in a several provinces over four decades. Devoted to the art of winning campaigns, it pioneered new techniques in polling, advertising, fundraising, communications, and policy development.

Author : J. Patrick Boyer
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459724518

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The Big Blue Machine by J. Patrick Boyer Pdf

An inside account of the Progressive Conservative’s campaign organization. The Progressive Conservative Party’s “big blue machine” pioneered electoral techniques of centralized control, communications, campaign advertising, polling, policy-presentation, and fund-raising. Inspired by Dalton Camp and Norman Atkins, its widespread yet close-knit network of organizers and specialists changed how Canadian campaigns were fought, even as their “political machine” transformed Canadian public life itself. J. Patrick Boyer’s behind-the-scenes account reveals how and why the blue machine’s campaign innovations (most imported from the U.S.) transformed Canadian politics forever. Boyer’s direct experience in these changes, and interviews with key players from Tory backrooms, enrich his authentic and timely account. This saga of the formidable campaign organization operating inside the Progressive Conservative Party for more than four decades shows why the big blue machine deservedly became a Canadian political legend.

Author : J. Patrick Boyer
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1459724496

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The Big Blue Machine by J. Patrick Boyer Pdf

The story of a formidable campaign organization — "the Big Blue Machine" — that ran a string of successful Progressive Conservative Party campaigns in a several provinces over four decades. Devoted to the art of winning campaigns, it pioneered new techniques in polling, advertising, fundraising, communications, and policy development.

Author : Steve Paikin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459731776

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Bill Davis by Steve Paikin Pdf

2016 Ontario Historical Society Donald Grant Creighton Award — Winner A National Post Bestseller, The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016, 2016 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted The first authorized biography of Bill Davis, the enigmatic Ontario premier who carried on a Tory dynasty, but was also a crucial Trudeau supporter. A biography of one of Ontario’s most important premiers, who, despite having been out of public life for more than thirty years, is remembered fondly by many as the father of the community college system, TVO, OISE, and was indispensable in repatriating the Canadian Constitution with an accompanying Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Before he became premier, Davis was perhaps the most important education minister in Ontario history, responsible for the creation of the community college system and TVOntario. As premier, he went on to lead Ontario through buoyant and recessionary economic times, leaving a legacy Ontarians continue to enjoy. Now 87, Davis still lives on Main Street in his beloved Brampton.

Author : Steve Paikin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459738331

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Paikin on Ontario's Premiers 2-Book Bundle by Steve Paikin Pdf

A unique perspective on Ontario's most powerful political leaders from one of Canada's most astute and respected journalists. Includes: Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All A biography of perhaps Ontario’s most important premier, who, despite having been out of public life for thirty years, is remembered fondly by many as the head of one of Ontario’s most progressive, yet conservative, governments. Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half-Century of Ontario Leaders A rare, uniform perspective on premiers John Robarts, Bill Davis, Frank Miller, David Peterson, Bob Rae, Mike Harris, Ernie Eves, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne from the vantage point of one of Canada's most astute and respected journalists.

Author : Norman Spinrad
Publisher : Norman Spinrad
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Greenhouse Summer by Norman Spinrad Pdf

Author : Susan Delacourt
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771621106

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Shopping for Votes by Susan Delacourt Pdf

This second edition offers an insightful and provocative look at the inside world of political marketing in Canada—and what this means about the state of our democracy in the twenty-first century—from a leading political commentator. Inside the political backrooms of Ottawa, the Mad Men of Canadian politics are planning their next consumer friendly pitch. Where once politics was seen as a public service, increasingly it’s seen as a business, and citizens are the customers. But its unadvertised products are voter apathy and gutless public policy. Susan Delacourt takes readers into the world of Canada’s top political marketers, from the 1950s to the present, explaining how parties slice and dice their platforms for different audiences and how they manage the media. The current system divides the country into “niche” markets and abandons the hard political work of knitting together broad consensus or national vision. Little wonder then, that most Canadians have checked out of the political process: less than two per cent of the population belongs to a political party and fewer than half of voters under the age of thirty showed up at the ballot box in the last few federal elections. Provocative, incisive, entertaining and refreshingly non-partisan, Shopping for Votes offers a new narrative for understanding political culture in Canada.

Author : Stephen Clarkson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774840408

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The Big Red Machine by Stephen Clarkson Pdf

In The Big Red Machine, astute Liberal observer Stephen Clarkson tells the story of the Liberal Party's performance in the last nine elections, providing essential historical context for each and offering incisive, behind-the-scenes detail about how the party has planned, changed, and executed its successful electoral strategies. Arguing that the Liberal Party has opportunistically straddled the political centre since Sir John A. Macdonald -- leaning left or moving right and as circumstances required -- Clarkson also shows that the party's grip on power is becoming increasingly uncertain, having lost its appeal not just in the West, but now in Qu�bec. Its campaigns now reflect the splintering of the party system and the integration of Canada into the global economy.

Author : C. Calvin Jones
Publisher : Park Tool
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by C. Calvin Jones Pdf

The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ontario
ISBN : UOM:39015075744089

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Ontario History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hugh Segal
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781553655497

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The Right Balance by Hugh Segal Pdf

A provocative case for the special balance and uniquely Canadian nature of the Conservative imperative throughout our history. In a manner that reflects his long-time academic and practitioner's association with conservative politics and ideas in Canada, Hugh Segal traces the deep historical roots of Canadian conservatism and the themes that unite its pre- and post-confederation reality with today's challenges and issues. The Right Balance connects the historical roots and exclusive intellectual principles of Canadian conservatism to the fundamental idea of Canada with a new and insightful perspective. Provocative and timely, this book puts the present Stephen Harper-led Conservative Party of Canada into a dynamic historical context and gives readers fresh insights into how Canadian conservatism is different and why, providing depth and texture to today's headlines. The Right Balance will appeal to both adults and students who are interested in the economics, ideas and DNA of our present political debates.

Author : Rosemary Speirs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015051119561

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Out of the Blue by Rosemary Speirs Pdf

Author : P.D. Eastman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375855528

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The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books by P.D. Eastman Pdf

What could make a better present than a classic Beginner Book? Six of them—for less than the price of two! We've taken the complete text and art of three beloved P.D. Eastman titles: Go, Dog. Go!, Are You My Mother?, and The Best Nest; Robert Lopshire's Put Me In the Zoo (the first of his books featuring the character Spot); Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen's It's Not Easy Being a Bunny (the first PJ Funnybunny story); and Mike McClintock's charming, cautionary tale A Fly Went By, and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. A perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.

Author : John Laschinger
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459736542

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Campaign Confessions by John Laschinger Pdf

John Laschinger, Canada’s only full-time campaign manager, opens up about the fifty campaigns he has worked on around the world. From smoke-filled backrooms to social media, Laschinger gives unflinching detail on everything in a campaign manager’s arsenal.

Author : Marjorie Nichols,Bob Krieger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : 0888945345

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Bill Bennett by Marjorie Nichols,Bob Krieger Pdf