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A 3 page research paper that discusses Canadian politics and the changes in the Conservative party that aided them in winning Canada's 2008 election. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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over a minority government (McCulloch, 2008). As Canada has a parliamentary system, the citizenry cast their votes for local members of the Canadian Parliament, not for its party leaders and
the party that wins the most votes chooses the prime minister (McCulloch, 2008). To accomplish the feat of winning the last national election, Harper redirected the policies of the Conservatives
away from the far right and redirected policy initiatives more toward the middle of Canadas political landscape. According to a Conservative party spokesperson, the Conservatives stand "for a robust promotion
of democracy in the world," but their goals also include tightening Canadas open immigration policy (Gizzi, 2005, p. 12). This combination of traditional politics, combined with stances that resonate with
the Canadian public aided the Conservative party in the 2008 victory. Journalist John Geddes provides a provocative opening to his description of the party politics that characterized the last
Canadian general election. This description includes refurbishing the prime ministers image to make him seem "at least accessible" to voters and also includes the feature of a "low-key platform," which
has nothing "too dramatic," but does include "niche policies" that are designed to attract specific voter demographics, such as women (Geddes, 2008b, p. 19). While this description may sound to
the current reader like a brief sketch the Conservative strategy for winning the 2008 election, keeping Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative party in power, it is
actually drawn directly from descriptions of Pierre Trudeaus 1974 campaign, which won that election for the Liberal party (Geddes, 2008b). As this suggests, the differences between the two parties have
blurred and merged over the ensuing decades, as there are liberal, as well as traditional, aspects included in the Conservative partys current political ideology. Harpers background includes the "fervid
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