In this collection, J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt bring together a group of up-and coming-political scientists as well as senior scholars to explore the recent history of the Conservative Party of Canada, covering the pre-merger period (1993–2003) and both the minority and majority governments under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

J.P. Lewis is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Politics at the University of New Brunswick.
Everitt Joanna :

Joanna Everitt is a professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of New Brunswick.

"Many books on the Harper years have the taint of polemic and hysteria. Not this one. I highly recommend it."

G.A. McBeath:

‘Highly recommended.’

Nelson Wiseman, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto:

"The Blueprint represents a substantial contribution to research on the Conservative Party."

Harold Jansen, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge:

"The Blueprint is comprehensive and fills an important void. It is a careful and reflective assessment of Harper’s legacy as prime minister that avoids portraying him either as a master political manipulator or as the author of a sinister plot to destroy Canada. It sets itself out as a more balanced and sober account, and it succeeds."