Singing the Blues: The Conservatives in Saskatchewan.(Book review)

From: American Review of Canadian Studies | Date: December 22, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Dick Spencer. Singing the Blues: The Conservatives in Saskatchewan. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, 2007. 259 pp. $24.95 paper.

Singing the Blues recalls the history of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party. Spencer tells the story of a party that helped shape the province and twice formed a government; however, as the title suggests, it is not a happy tale. The party often failed to elect a single member to the legislature, both of their governments were unsuccessful (at least in terms of continued electoral success), and soon after defeat the party was ...

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