Table of Contents

  1. Preface: The Human Face of “Machine” Politics
  2. 1. Campaign Artistry
  3. 2. Requiem for Tories
  4. 3. Cauldron of War
  5. 4. Fire of Politics
  6. 5. New-Era Democracy
  7. 6. To the Polls
  8. 7. Dalton Camp’s Resurrection
  9. 8. Ill-Fated Flight
  10. 9. New Footings
  11. 10. Dalton’s Reach
  12. 11. Blue Martyrdom Blues
  13. 12. Elevating Powers
  14. 13. Gaining Some Ground
  15. 14. Forces of Fate
  16. 15. Hardball Politics
  17. 16. A Date with Destiny
  18. 17. Raw Campaign Realities
  19. 18. One Win Good, Two Better
  20. 19. Advance of the Admen
  21. 20. Cold War Politics
  22. 21. Provinces Red, Provinces Blue
  23. 22. Unscripted Politics
  24. 23. Job Openings in Ontario
  25. 24. Confrontation and Turmoil
  26. 25. Provincial Consequences
  27. 26. Politics Reimagined
  28. 27. Days of Reckoning
  29. 28. Showdown at the Château
  30. 29. Ambitions in Play
  31. 30. The Remaking of Bob Stanfield
  32. 31. Political Transitions
  33. 32. Norman Atkins Takes the Controls
  34. 33. Upgrading the Machine
  35. 34. Campaigning against Bill Davis
  36. 35. Campaigning with Bill Davis
  37. 36. Governing with Bill Davis
  38. 37. Blue Machine Axis
  39. 38. The High Price of Hard Policy
  40. 39. The Transformation of Bill Davis
  41. 40. Joe Clark from the Backrooms
  42. 41. The Perfect Campaign
  43. 42. Clandestine Campaigns
  44. 43. Shifting Gears with Brian Mulroney
  45. 44. The See-Saw Campaign
  46. 45. Dismantling the Machinery
  47. 46. The Blue Machine Faction
  48. 47. Final Passages
  49. Acknowledgements
  50. Photo Credits
  51. Bibliography