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It goes without saying that I am grateful to the hundreds of people who talked to me, formally and informally, for this book. Sheila Fraser, Robert Marleau, and Peter Milliken shared their learned insights about the state of our parliamentary democracy. Lifelong diplomat Paul Heinbecker offered badly needly context for the current revolution in Canada’s foreign policy. Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, Alan Williams, and Winslow Wheeler debunked some of the more obvious falsehoods about the disastrous F-35 program. Preston Manning, the dean of Canadian conservatism, provided invaluable insights into Stephen Harper’s career from the earliest days. Individuals like Linda Keen and Helena Guergis, who have felt the full, power of the Harper government’s displeasure, shared the details of their stories, despite the obvious pain in so doing.

Deepening my gratitude to so many people is the fact that there was a fear factor involved in participating in this project that I have never encountered before. Some very prominent Canadians decided not to go on the record with their full stories because they feared official reprisals might be the price of frankness—a favourite charity losing its charitable status, the loss of a pension, or even charges under national security legislation. I respect their decision but regret the loss of their personal accounts, which I hope will one day be told. I should add, Stephen Harper respectfully declined an interview for this book.

Finally, thanks to my wife, Lynda Harris. Without her prodigious work ethic, keen editorial judgment, and dogged determination to see this project through to completion, there would be no book.

INDEX

A

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN),
274
,
275
,
278

Access to Information office,
435
–
37

Adams, Eve,
70
,
355
,
454

Afghan detainee affair,
191
–
92
,
193
,
426
–
28
,
445
–
47

Africa,
226
–
27

Albrecht, Harold,
93

Alexander, Chris,
136
,
137
,
376

al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset,
267

Ambrose, Rona,
219

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
81
–
82

Americans for Prosperity (AFP),
81

Anderson, David,
155
–
56

Anderson, Ian,
300

Anderson, Rick,
16

Andrews, Scott,
280
–
81
,
395

Angus, Charlie,
280
,
353
,
384
,
407

Angus, David,
259
,
266

Arar, Maher,
470

Arbour, Jean Francois,
380

armed forces.
See also
veterans

and Afghanistan mission,
444
–
48
,
449
,
451
–
52
,
460
,
465
,
472

changes to,
241
–
42

Harper’s admiration for,
440
–
43

Armitage, Blair,
5
–
6

Ashfield, Keith,
153
,
160

Assembly of First Nations,
277
,
278
,
308
,
309
,
319

Atleo, Shawn,
301
,
308
,
309
–
10

Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL),
169
–
75
,
178
–
82
,
183
–
84
,
185
,
266

Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB),
170
,
171

auditor general role,
418
–
19
,
421

B

Baird, John,
223
,
234
,
242
,
246
,
248
,
249
,
250
,
280
,
353
,
367
,
416
,
428
,
430

Barlow, Maude,
87
,
88
,
151
,
163

Barrick Gold,
224
,
352
–
55

Bayne, Donald,
329
,
379
,
389
–
90
,
407
–
8

Beauchemin, Stéphane,
462

Beechcraft Corporation,
133

Bell, Alan,
249
,
254
,
255

Ben-Menashe, Ari,
260
,
261
,
262
–
64
,
265
,
272

Bernier, Jean-Robert,
460

Bernier, Maxime,
207

Bethal, Judy,
25

Bezan, James,
473

Binder, Mike,
183
,
185

Binnie, Justice Ian,
100

Black, Doug,
282
–
83
,
284

Blackburn, Jean-Pierre,
470

Blais, Gerry,
471
–
72

Blais, Michael,
459

Blake, Craig,
472

Blake, Priscilla,
472

Blanchette, Trent,
91
,
93

Blaney, Steven,
453

Borden, Sir Robert,
466
–
67
,
468

Boswell, Randy,
228

Boudria, Don,
412
,
413

Boxall, Norman,
94
,
109
,
111
,
113

Brazeau, Patrick.
See also
Senate expenses scandal

appointment to Senate,
318
,
320

charges against,
398
–
99
,
406

and Congress of Aboriginal Peoples,
307

criticism of Spence,
305

domestic assault charges,
318
,
320

health of,
389

Senate attendance record,
312
,
313

support for CPC,
319

suspended from Senate,
323
,
397
,
398

Trudeau boxing match,
313
–
14

use of social media,
313

Brewster, Murray,
131

Broadbent, Ed,
18

Brodie, Ian,
68
,
115
,
273
,
277
,
281

Brown, Colin M.,
17
,
23

Brown, Stephen,
224

Bruinooge, Rod,
203

Brunet, Justice Jonathan,
281

Bruyea, Sean,
470
–
71
,
472

Burden, David,
146

Burke, Marty,
48
,
51
,
52
,
55
,
56
,
57
,
69
,
71
,
73
,
87
,
90
,
93

Burney, Derek,
115

Burt, Alphie,
456
–
57

Burt, Tim,
164
–
65

Bush, George W.,
22
,
26
,
27
,
29
,
42
,
216
,
217
,
261

Byrne, Gerry,
138

Byrne, Jenni,
57
,
62
–
63
,
67
–
68
,
69
,
70
,
74
,
78
,
86
,
92
,
96
,
188
,
373
,
387
,
399

C

Calgary School,
12
–
13

Campaign Research,
55
,
90
,
91

Campbell, Kim,
226

Campbell, Susan,
45
–
46
,
48

Canada School of Energy and Environment (CSEE),
273
–
74
,
275
,
279
,
283

Canadian Alliance,
35
–
36
,
37

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
223
–
24

Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industry Development,
154

Canadian Labour Congress,
31

Canadian Medical Association,
181

Canadian Natural Resources,
132

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC),
169
,
171
,
172
,
173
–
74
,
175
,
176
,
177
,
179
–
80
,
185

Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB),
358
–
60

Canadian Security Intelligence Agency (CSIS),
251
,
253
,
254
,
255
,
258
,
260
,
267
,
270
,
306

Canadian Taxpayers Federation,
42
,
384

Canadian Wheat Board,
35

Cannon, Lawrence,
225

Carignan, Claude,
389
,
394

Carrese, Biage,
360
,
380

Carson, Bruce,
273
–
85

Carter, Jimmy,
173

Casey, Sean,
401

Cashin, Richard,
159

C.D. Howe Institute,
38
,
39

Charbonneau commission,
272

Charest, Jean,
32
,
284

Charron, Louise,
108

Cheney, Dick,
27
,
261

Chicoine, Sylvain,
454

China,
234
–
38
,
260

China National Offshore Oil Corporation Ltd. (CNOOC),
132
,
235

Chrétien, Jean,
25
,
116
,
211
,
216
–
18
,
232
,
411
,
441

Christopherson, David,
138

Clark, Joe,
36
–
37
,
41
,
43
,
221
,
226
,
434

Clement, Tony,
37
,
81
,
93
,
118
,
133
,
146
,
230
–
31
,
235
,
249
,
417
–
18

Cohen, Justice Bruce,
156

Colvin, Richard,
428
,
444
–
48

communications

control of,
366
,
416
,
419
,
420

CPC strategy,
77
–
78
,
345
,
437

with First Nations,
301

muzzling of scientists,
147
,
150
,
156
–
57

regarding closing of research facilities,
147
–
49

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP),
307
,
318
,
319

Conservative Constituent Information Management System (CIMS),
55
–
56
,
70
–
71
,
72
,
73
,
83
–
84
,
88
–
89
,
91
,
94
,
109
–
10
,
113

Conservative Party of Canada (CPC).
See also
robocalls scandal

communications strategy,
77
–
78
,
345
,
437

and Elections Canada clashes,
104

fundraising,
103

Harper’s vision for,
40
–
41

Harper wins leadership,
37

and in-and-out scandal,
65
,
68
,
71
–
72
,
104

and International Democrat Union,
80
–
81

overspending in 2006 election,
104

and riding boundaries robocalls,
86

tactics,
230

training of operatives,
80

Copeland, Daryl,
222
,
224

Côté, Yves,
83
,
89
,
92
–
93
,
107
,
108

Cotler, Irwin,
90
–
91

Council for National Policy (CNP),
26
–
27
,
28
–
29
,
82

Council of Canadians (COC),
87
–
88
,
109
,
467

Cowan, James,
367

Coyne, Andrew,
89
,
105
,
141

Crawford, Chris,
73
–
74
,
91
,
109

Crosbie, John,
158
–
59

Cullen, Nathan,
384

D

Dallaire, Roméo,
450

Daniels, Harry,
307

d’Aquino, Thomas,
284

Dawson, Mary,
191
,
199
–
200
,
269
,
274
,
351
,
352
,
353
,
367
,
378

Day, Stockwell,
35
,
36
,
43
,
348
,
418

Death of Evidence Rally,
143
–
44
,
149
,
150
–
52
,
159
,
161
–
62
,
163