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Lucid and comprehensive, The Canadian Regime provides a unique analysis of Canada's political regime by challenging readers to think of the political system as an organic entity where change in one area inevitably ripples through the rest of the system. The book's focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada's relatively complex political system.
The new edition includes analysis of the 2011 federal election and the implications of a return to majority government rule. Discussions of the Constitution, Charter, Senate reform, and judicial appointments are all updated, and new material is provided on the prorogation controversy, voter turnout, equalization payments, and prime ministerial government. The Canadian Regime continues to provide the most accessible introduction to the institutions, processes, and principles of the Canadian political system.
| Preface | p. ix |
| Map Parliamentary Representation by Province | p. xiv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Canada's Regime Principles | p. 3 |
| Political Regimes | p. 3 |
| Equality | p. 5 |
| Liberty | p. 8 |
| The Canadian Regime | p. 11 |
| The Constitution | p. 13 |
| Constitutions and Their Functions | p. 13 |
| Constitutional Forms | p. 16 |
| The Canadian Constitution | p. 22 |
| Amending Canada's Constitution | p. 27 |
| Judicial Review of the Constitution | p. 30 |
| Constitutional Politics Since 1982 | p. 31 |
| Basic Principles of the Canadian Constitution | p. 35 |
| Responsible Government | p. 37 |
| The Emergence of Responsible Government | p. 38 |
| The Conventions of Responsible Government | p. 40 |
| Responsible Government as "Cabinet Government" | p. 42 |
| Forming a Government | p. 43 |
| Majority and Minority Government | p. 47 |
| Institutional Implications of Responsible Government | p. 49 |
| Responsible Government and Separation of Powers Compared | p. 54 |
| Federalism | p. 58 |
| What is Federalism? | p. 59 |
| Why a Federal Union? | p. 60 |
| The Original Design of the Federal Union | p. 62 |
| The Historical Development of Federalism in Canada | p. 63 |
| Financing Government and Federal-Provincial Relations | p. 65 |
| The Challenge of Canadian Federalism | p. 69 |
| Current Controversies: The Pressure to Decentralize | p. 73 |
| The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | p. 77 |
| What is a Charter of Rights? | p. 77 |
| How the Charter Works: Hunter v. Southam | p. 78 |
| Remedies | p. 80 |
| The Adoption of the Charter | p. 81 |
| Opposition to the Charter | p. 84 |
| The Notwithstanding Clause | p. 87 |
| Section 1 | p. 89 |
| The Political Impact of the Charter | p. 91 |
| Institutions | p. 95 |
| The Crown and its Servants | p. 97 |
| The Crown | p. 98 |
| The Governor General | p. 99 |
| The Functions of the Governor General | p. 100 |
| The Cabinet | p. 103 |
| The Cabinet Committee System | p. 106 |
| The Prime Minister | p. 107 |
| Prime Ministerial Government? | p. 110 |
| The Civil Service | p. 112 |
| Parliament | p. 116 |
| The Role of Parliament | p. 117 |
| The Parliamentary Calendar | p. 119 |
| The House of Commons: Membership and Officers | p. 120 |
| The Business of the House of Commons | p. 123 |
| The Rules of Procedure of the House of Commons | p. 125 |
| The Backbencher | p. 126 |
| House of Commons Reform | p. 128 |
| The Senate | p. 129 |
| Senate Reform | p. 131 |
| The Judiciary | p. 135 |
| The Role of the Judiciary | p. 135 |
| The Fundamental Principles of the Canadian Judiciary | p. 140 |
| Canada's Courts | p. 145 |
| The Supreme Court of Canada | p. 150 |
| The Politics of Judicial Appointments | p. 151 |
| The "Court Party" Thesis | p. 154 |
| Participation | p. 157 |
| Elections | p. 159 |
| Elections and Representation | p. 159 |
| Canada's Electoral System | p. 162 |
| The Effects pf SMP | p. 165 |
| Proportional Representation | p. 168 |
| Single Transferable Vote | p. 171 |
| Voting in Canada | p. 172 |
| Political Parties | p. 176 |
| Political Parties in the Canadian Regime | p. 176 |
| The Five Functions of Political Parties | p. 178 |
| Parties and Ideology | p. 179 |
| Canada's Major Parties | p. 181 |
| The Canadian Party System | p. 185 |
| The Organization of Political Parties | p. 188 |
| Financing Political Parties | p. 191 |
| Party Government and Party Politics | p. 192 |
| Interest Groups, Public Opinion, and Democratic Citizenship | p. 194 |
| Forms of Political Participation | p. 194 |
| Interest Groups | p. 195 |
| Women in Politics | p. 198 |
| Public Opinion | p. 201 |
| The Media | p. 203 |
| The Question of Public Opinion Polls | p. 205 |
| Civic Education and Democratic Citizenship | p. 207 |
| Appendix The Constitution Acts 1867 and 1982 | p. 211 |
| Constitution Act, 1867 | p. 211 |
| Constitution Act, 1982 | p. 245 |
| Index | p. 261 |
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ISBN: 9781442605909
ISBN-10: 1442605901
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 274
Published: 15th July 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.4
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.371
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