If you want to understand Canadian politics, you must know about populism and the Reform Party.
Much maligned and even more misunderstood, populist movements such as the United Farmers’ parties, Social Credit, the CCF, and Reform have formed numerous governments over the years. They have accomplished what seems impossible and channeled raw, grassroots passion (often rage) into helpful policy solutions.
No one knows populism like Preston Manning, founder and former leader of the Reform Party of Canada.
Whether your focus is healthcare, governance, or political theory, I think you will learn something:
Thanks again for looking! I will try to catch up with writing short introductions for the other episodes.
PS. For those of you focussed on healthcare issues, I hope to explain and expand over time about how this content is essential to healthcare change.