The Canadian Federal Election of 2011

The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties — the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Québécois (Éric Bélanger and Richard Nadeau), and the Green Party (Susan Harada). Also featured in this volume are chapters on the nature of local campaigning (Alex Marland), the polls (André Turcotte), the campaign in the new digital media (Mary Francoli, Josh Greenberg, and Christopher Waddell), and the nature of modern conservatism (Jim Farney and Jonathan Malloy). The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting behaviour in 2011 (Harold Clarke, Tom Scotto, Jason Reifler, and Allan Kornberg) and an assessment of whether Canada is headed for a Stephen Harper dynasty (Lawrence LeDuc and Jon H. Pammett). Appendices contain all of the election results.