Tag Archives: Brian Mulroney

The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Posted on December 11, 2018 by leslie

The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement by Mark Wegierski It seemed, in the summer of 1987, that Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative federal government was headed for one of the worst defeats in Canadian political history. In many of the 1986 and … Continue reading →

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Two Tribes, Part 2

Posted on May 21, 2018 by leslie

Two Tribes, Part 2 By Mark Wegierski Many of Canada’s problems derive from the fact that the country consists of “two nations warring in the bosom of a single state”, to quote from Lord Durham’s famous Report of 1840. The … Continue reading →

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Cadres for Canadian Renewal

Posted on November 20, 2017 by leslie

Cadres for Canadian Renewal Mark Wegierski, on an under-estimated element in politics Whether one calls them infrastructures or “cadres”, conservatives in Canada today are greatly in need of them. A truly consummate politician is able to utilize the self-interest of … Continue reading →

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Regionalism and Nationalism in Canada

Posted on March 6, 2017 by leslie

Regionalism and Nationalism in Canada The third of a series of articles by Mark Wegierski to mark the Sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation The historical context The problem of centre-periphery relations in a society, and of how a geographically extensive country extending … Continue reading →

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Brian Mulroney and the Failure of Conservatism

Posted on January 31, 2017 by leslie

Brian Mulroney and the Failure of Conservatism Mark Wegierski marks the Sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation (article 1) Brian Mulroney was one of the most disappointing Prime Ministers that Canada ever had. As leader of the federal Progressive Conservative party, Mulroney … Continue reading →