Research topic: Preston Manning

Preston Manning 1942-, Canadian political leader. Although he is the son of Ernest C. Manning, a leader of the Social Credit party who was premier of Alberta for 25 years, Preston Manning headed a management consulting firm for many years before he entered Canadian national politics. In 1987 he was one of the founders of the Reform party, a largely western, conservative, and strongly federalist party that arose in part in opposition to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 's attempt to negotiate a special status for Quebec within Canada. Elected to Parliament in 1993, he became opposition leader... Read more