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British Columbia 1972-75 : the genesis of a two-party systemHarris, Christopher C. January 1987 (has links)
The purpose of this thesis is to posit an explanation for the rather spectacular reversal of Social Credit fortunes in British Columbia during the 1972-75 period and the concomitant creation of the province's present two-party system.
A detailed examination of the political events of the period was undertaken in an attempt to determine what had taken place and in what order. The research involved analysis of electoral statistics and press clippings, personal interviews and the traditional review of available academic literature.
The thesis rejected a monocausal explanation of Social Credit's 1975 electoral victory. Research indicates that Socred leader Bill Bennett was able to capitalize on "the widespread -and largely self-created - disenchantment with the NDP government and position his party to be seen by the public as the only credible alternative. Contrary to popular perception, the post-1972 version of Social Credit was not a "coalition" in the political sense. Rather, Liberal and Conservative elites recognized Bennett's success in projecting Social Credit as the only realistic alternative to the NDP and joined him to protect their legislative seats and further their respective political careers. / Arts, Faculty of / Political Science, Department of / Graduate
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The 1986 election of W.N. Vander Zalm as leader of the B.C. Social Credit partyMcCarthy, William P.J. 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis is a review and analysis of the selection of William N. Vander Zalm as the third
leader of the British Columbia Social Credit party on July 30, 1986. It examines in detail the
events and circumstances which allowed the last candidate to enter the most contested leadership
race in Canadian history to win the convention.
This thesis incorporates an overview of the British Columbia Social Credit party, its traditions,
leaders, and criteria for selecting its leaders. The sixty-nine day campaign is chronicled and the
other eleven candidates and their campaigns are examined. In addition to reviewing the public
and private record on these matters, several interviews were conducted. This thesis also benefits
greatly from the analysis and articles on the Social Credit leadership contests produced by the
University of British Columbia’s Political Science department. Personal observations are also
incorporated into this paper, as the writer was a voting delegate. (I have been a Social Credit
party member since 1981. At the leadership convention I supported Vander Zalm on all four
ballots. While I readily acknowledge my political biases, I nevertheless have endeavoured to
write a balanced academic account of this event).
The Vander Zalm victory contradicts much of the conventional wisdom on the organization and
conduct of successful leadership campaigns. The Vander Zalm campaign effort was poorly
organized with no real strategic planning. The campaign finances were modest. The candidate
had little caucus support and no endorsements from the party elites. Furthermore, the candidate
did not enter the contest until it was half over and eleven other candidates were already in the
race. How then did he win?
In this thesis, I argue that the Vander Zalm victory was the result of four factors, all linked and
all essential to his success. First, Vander Zalm himself offered a populist style and persona
many delegates found attractive. Second, the party’s antiquated constitution provided only one
delegate category, those selected directly by the membership. This not only prevented
manipulation or control of delegate categories (as seen in other party contests), but ensured that
several long-time party activists who were predisposed to the Vander Zalm candidacy would
emerge as delegates. Third, Vander Zalm’s candidacy was boosted greatly by polls during the
campaign showing him to be the party’s best hope to lead them to victory in the upcoming
provincial election. And finally, many delegates saw a vote for Vander Zalm as a means to
repudiate the modernization and isolation of the party and government seen during the last years
of outgoing Premier W.R. Bennett, and return the party to its populist origins. / Arts, Faculty of / Political Science, Department of / Graduate
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Social Credit and the Jews : anti-Semitism in the Alberta Social Credit movement and the response of the Canadian Jewish Congress, 1935-1949Stingel, Janine. January 1997 (has links)
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“Go back to the capital and stay there”: the mining industry’s resistance to regulatory reform in British Columbia 1972-2005Addie, Sean C. 19 January 2018 (has links)
The Barrett (1972-1975) and Harcourt-Clark (1991-2001) New Democratic Party (NDP) governments attempted to redefine their relationship with the mining industry by changing the regulatory structures that governed mining in British Columbia. In both cases the mining industry publicly resisted these attempts, and was successful in having the reforms dismantled by subsequent free-enterprise oriented governments. These instances of conflict were centred on a foundational debate over government’s role in, and/or duty to, the mining industry. Intense industry-led resistance occurred when the traditional industry-government compact, which required government to serve as a promoter of the industry, and a liquidator of Crown owned mineral resources, was perceived to have been violated.
The Barrett government more stringently asserted its ownership of public mineral resources through the enactment of a mineral royalty, and by assuming greater regulatory authority over mining operations. These actions instigated a substantial public relations campaign against the Barrett government over taxation laws. The Harcourt-Clark government pursued the development of strategic land-use plans and rejected the historic consensus that mining was innately the highest and best use of the land. This led to substantial anti-government rhetoric and an industry withdrawal from all public engagement and land-use planning processes. In both cases the mining industry was able to revive the traditional relationship when free-enterprise oriented governments replaced the NDP administrations. / Graduate / 2018-12-15
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