The term “Canadian political culture” is often used by political scientists as an umbrella term to describe our political landscape and history. But what is Canadian political culture really like? Nelson Wiseman, professor of political science at the University of Toronto, seeks to answer this question in his book In Search of Canadian Political Culture. Through statistics, history and observation, he explores the hills and valleys of our political landscape and arrives at two conclusions: Modern Canadians are more alike than ever, and regional differences are increasingly entrenched ( Wiseman, pp. 271-272). According to Wiseman, these contradictory findings speak to the nature of our political culture in which we seek to cultivate a national identity while emphasizing our regional differences. He presents the structure of his thesis by dividing our history and geography into identifiable sections. . Wiseman defines our history in periods of different waves of immigration, beginning with the French in the 1600s through a fifth wave from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Each of these waves brings with it different political cultures and ideologies that shape our own. It also divides our geography into five regions; Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Mid-West (Manitoba and Saskatchewan) and Far West (Alberta and British Columbia). He explains that each of these regions has its own political culture that has evolved over time due to immigration patterns. Using these two structures, Wiseman comes to some interesting conclusions. Wiseman's first main conclusion is that modern Canadians are more alike than ever. He highlights the intermarriage of Canadians from different regions, the rise of the “Anything But Conservative” campaign. This campaign prevented the Conservatives from electing provincial MPs in these elections. The campaign was sparked by a disagreement dating back to 2004 over oil and gas revenues and equalization payments, with Newfoundland wanting to keep both. The recent history of Newfoundland punching its weight and championing a centralized federal government shows that there has been a shift in political culture from its inward-looking past and marked by conflicts (Wiseman, p. 147-149). The ABC campaign and later the conflict with Quebec over a hydroelectric dam are a continuation of this new political culture. Newfoundland flexing its provincial muscles in service of the interests of the nation as a whole is another recent example of the dominance of regional political cultures and the desire to seek a balance of power between them..