John Ibbitson: Darrell Bricker

John Ibbitson Dept: They pronounce the old belief system, one they refer to as the Laurentian consensus, dead and buried . Their Laurentian elite lived for the Quebec-Canada fissure and, on slower days, regional transfers, support programs, rights regimens, public broadcasting and all that jazz. Their eclipse is best captured by the decline of the Liberal Party of Canada, which ruled for a formidable 69 years in the 20th century, according to The Star. The authors are friends of mine. But I m sure they wont object if I intrude into their thesis and In their new book, , pollster Darrell Bricker and journalist John Ibbitson The Big Shift , pollster Darrell Bricker and journalist John Ibbitson argue that Stephen Harper 2011 majority was no accident but the natural by-product of a joining of forces between Western Canada and suburban Ontario, particularly its immigrant middle class. This conservative coalition formed around the likes of low taxes, criminal vigilance, pride in military and suppression of environmentalists and other anti-growth activists. It has, they contend, changed the face of Canadian politics irrevocably. We believe the Conservative party will be to the 21st century what the Liberal party was to the 20th: the perpetually dominant party, the naturally governing party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.