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? Nelson Wiseman, professor of political science at the University of Toronto, tries 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 comes to two conclusions; Modern Canadians are more similar today than ever before, and regional differences are becoming increasingly entrenched (Wiseman, p. 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 simultaneously emphasizing our regional differences. He lays out the structure of his thesis by dividing our history and geography into identifiable sections. . Wiseman defines our history in periods of several waves of immigration starting from the French in the 1600s to 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 unique political cultures that have evolved over time through immigration patterns. Using these two frameworks, Wiseman comes to some interesting conclusions. Wiseman's first major conclusion is that modern Canadians are more alike today than ever before. He points to the intermarriage of Canadians from different regions, the rise of the "Anything But Conservative" campaign. This campaign prevented the Conservatives from electing any member of the province's parliament during that election. The campaign was prompted 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 above its weight and supporting a centralized federal government shows that there has been a change in political culture from its closed and conflict-filled past (Wiseman, p. 147-149). The ABC campaign and subsequent conflict with Quebec over a hydroelectric dam are a continuation of this new political culture. Newfoundland flexing its provincial muscles over 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.