Rituals of rhetoric and nationhood: The liberal anti-deficit campaign (1994-1998)

摘要: In 1993, the Liberals came to power on a platform of job creation. Yet soon after their ascendancy, election promise invest in more jobs faded; deficit reduction became foremost preoccupation. spite altered political priorities, and announcement that deep cuts government expenditures were imminent, won substantial public support for fiscal actions. Like all moments crisis, Canada’s accruing debt 1994/1995 was potentially double edged; it could well have incurred disaster Liberals. Instead, exploited as an opportunity. The crisis 1990s significant moment Canadian consensus-building which Liberal Party, once known its Keynesian posture, sought redefine national economic psyche function rising monetarist trend. This essay seeks account success this ideological venture, argues Liberals’ “marketing strategy" can be analysed terms ...