Oh yes, let's let the Manning center (a right wing think tank) decide, through "consultations" with right wingers, the axis upon which Canadians should regard their ideological views to rest.  I'm sure the process will be fair and balanced and not self serving at all (rolling eyes).  As imperfect as the left/right axis might be in identifying the wide array of ideological views held by Canadians, it has proven to be a useful tool since the Tennis Court Oath in France 1789.  The great thing about this axis, is that the very meaning of the left/right divide can shift and adapt to contemporary circumstances over time. The axis' proposed by Manning here, on the other hand, are static and unchanging.