Post Federal Politics
In 2003, Manning published his memoirs of political life, Think Big: Adventures in Life and Democracy. Since this time Manning has continued to write on policy. In particular he has sought to connect conservatism and conservation, and has advocated a shift to green conservatism in Canada. On the regulation of natural resources, Manning suggested to environmentalist David Suzuki that "there’s a more powerful, far faster mechanism than government regulations: the market itself."
In 2005, Manning founded the Manning Centre for Building Democracy to train conservatives for active political life, as well as to provide a research and advocacy forum for conservative issues. Also in 2005, Manning received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Tyndale University College and Seminary.
Following the 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative Party's leadership review vote in which Ralph Klein received the support of only 55% of delegates, Manning told Canadian Press that he was "leaving the door open" for a possible bid in the Progressive Conservative of Alberta leadership election being held to choose a successor to Klein. Manning announced on May 18, 2006, that he would not be a candidate in the leadership election, citing a desire to remain close to family and to influence politics by generating new policy ideas through The Manning Centre.
In 2007, Manning was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. In that year, he also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University, and was appointed to the Council of Canadian Academies.
Manning is also a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute and the Canada West Foundation. He has also served as Governor General for the British Columbia Universities' Model Parliament Society (2006).
In 2007, Manning hosted a Canadian adaptation of the radio series This I Believe on CBC Radio One.
When Manning was Leader of the Opposition, he was featured in a skit on the Canadian TV show, Royal Canadian Air Farce on December 31, 1997. This skit was one of three contenders for the Viewer's Choice "Flashback" for the episode airing on December 5, 2008.
In 2011, Manning was named a senior fellow of the Marketplace Institute at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 2012, Manning was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence.
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