Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Foreword xii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 3
7. How the Prime Ministership was “Made” 16
8. Structure
9. Macdonald’s First Mandate 33
10. Macdonald Returns 65
11. Wilfrid Laurier 96
12. Robert Borden 125
13. Substance
14. The Public Service and the Slow Death of Patronage 159
15. Priority Setting and the Budget 198
16. The Management of Crisis 223
17. Style
18. The Order-In-Council 255
19. Managing Routine 283
20. Conclusion 319
21. Appendices 335
22. Notes 347
23. Index 381