HISB41H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pension, Welfare Reform, Canada Pension Plan
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Today"s agenda: the old liberalism /classic liberalism, origins of liberalism in canada, the new liberalism, 1945-1975, the postwar liberal consensus , sharping the welfare state: political parties and leaders, medicare, welfare reform, women and the welfare state f. The new liberalism and canadian foreign policy: neo-liberalism, from c. 1975. 17th century english philosopher, john locke argues that individuals have the right to life, liberty, and property, and government exists to serve the individual. The fundamental principle of liberalism, the foundation of its faith, is belief in the dignity and worth of the individual. The state is the creation of man, to protect and serve him, and not the reverse. Liberalism, therefore, believes in man, and that it is the first purpose of government to legislate for the liberation and development of the human personality. Liberalism stands for the middle way: the way of progress.
