ABSTRACT
Tabachnick is wary of liberal proposals of multi- and interculturalism as resolving political and cultural differences in Canada, while Dowbiggin suggests that liberalism unchecked can be transformed into an ideology of globalism. Besides the Toryism, state-capacity conservatism, and liberalism, Canadian conservatives can also look toward the traditions of civic nationalism and religion as sources for conservative renewal, although admittedly both of these are problematic in today's political and cultural climate. Perhaps more hopeful is the idea of place as a source to renew Canadian conservatism, which comports with Burke's philosophy of local custom, convention, and tradition. Morrissey believes that McLuhan's philosophy is akin to Aristotelianism, whereas Havers contends that McLuhan's philosophy is fundamentally religious.
