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atlantic canada

L/PC dominated

NDP is largely a non factor

greens exist in Nb & PEI, not NL & NS

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western canada

NDP is a viable party

AB - PC & Wildrose (extreme right wing- changed to the United conservative)

NO liberals - largely due to Pierre Trudeau and the oil crisis, when the PT made the high price of oils become sold lower for Canadian industries

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ON

3 party race (NDP/LIB/PC)

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keatings 3 forms of regionalism - integrative

recognizing other powers at play and work more alongside, non-dominating and policy taker

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keatings 3 forms of regionalism - defensive

protecting interests (the central goals of the agenda going forward) and resisting changes that is perceived to be threatening to regional economies & cultures

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keatings 3 forms of regionalism - autonomist

  1. wanting to be separate and gain autonomy over everything, rooted in alienation and disengagement from the national identity and political system. they search for a distinctive path that combines cultural promotion & regional economic strategy

    EX: Quebec

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3 changes from the third party system to now

  1. laws on election funding are no longer talked about between parties

  2. permanent campaigning

  3. popular finance - parties are financed by state funds and small donations from individuals

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impact of region-based ideological

creates competition and corrodes national unity

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political marketing

gaining acceptance among political scientists. embraces marketing principles and a market oriented model

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why dothird parties arise according to Gagnon and Tanguay

the 2 national parties nonresponsivness to to particular regional interests or concerns

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some failings of the canadian system

  1. the power of the prime minister leads the house of commons to enforce the party ideals, representing these instead of regional interests

  2. the senate never have any legitimacy or inclination to represent regional interests

  3. lack of coherence between the provincial and federal parties

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benefits of regionalized parties

  1. key source for policy organizations and innovations

  2. innovators of party organization, fundraising techniques, election campaign tactics