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Lot #133: 1981 Canadian Politics Book -- "The L-Shaped Party: The Liberal Party of Canada 1958-1980" by Joseph Wearing

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First Edition. Trade Paperback. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson 1981. 260 pp. "The L-Shaped Party: The Liberal Party of Canada 1958–1980" is a seminal political science study of the internal transformation and electoral dominance of the Liberal Party of Canada during the pivotal decades spanning the leadership of Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Joseph Wearing uses the "L-Shaped" metaphor to describe the party's lopsided geographic power base—rooted firmly in Quebec and Ontario while struggling to maintain relevance in Western Canada. He deconstructs the shift from a "grassroots" volunteer organization to a highly professionalized, technocratic "election machine" that mastered the use of polling, television advertising, and centralized leadership to become Canada's "natural governing party." A foundational text for students of Canadian partisan politics and the "Trudeau Era." Dimensions: 22 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, September 27 2026 Category A: 08:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Pickup Location:  Old Lakeview Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1M 0T1 View Map (opens in new window)


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