Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction: The Meanings of Conservatism 3
7. Part One: Philosophical, Attitudinal, and Religious Foundations
8. 2. The Structure and Dynamics of Public Opinion 21
9. 3. Canadian Populism in the Era of the United Right 43
10. 4. The Triumph of Neoliberalism within Partisan Conservatism in Canada 59
11. Part Two: The Conservative Party of Canada
12. 5. Something Blue: The Harper Conservatives as Garrison Party 79
13. 6. Immigration, Citizenship, and Canada’s New Conservative Party 95
14. 7. Fiscal Frugality and Party Politics 120
15. 8. A Conservative Foreign Policy? Canada and Australia Compared 139
16. 9. Women, Feminism, and the Harper Conservatives 165
17. 10. The Relationship between the Conservative Party of Canada and Evangelicals and Social Conservatives 184
18. PART THREE: Provincial Conservatism
19. 11. Provincial Conservatism 209
20. 12. American Protestantism and the Roots of “Populist Conservatism” in Alberta 231
21. 13. Albertans’ Conservative Beliefs 249
22. 14. Moral Conservatism and Ontario Party Politics 268
23. 15. The Blue Electorate in Quebec and Support for the ADQ and the CPC 293
24. 16. Epitaph for a Conservative Insurgency in Quebec: The Rise and Fall – and Rise and Fall – of the Action démocratique du Québec, 1994–2008 317
25. 17. Conclusion: The Distinctive Evolution of Canadian Conservatism 339
26. Bibliography 353
27. Contributors 361
28. Index 367