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14 New Forces above the Fault Line
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
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THE CONTEXT
- Understanding Democracy 21
- Understanding the Roots of Canadian Democracy 42
- Canada: Setting, People, and Culture 72
- Canada Then 91
- Canadian Federalism Now 110
- Everything Canadian Is Regional, Except National Political Institutions 131
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THE CHANGING FACE OF CANADIAN DEMOCRACY
- Getting Elected: The Deinstitutionalization of Political Parties 155
- The Commons: The Institution that Fails 176
- The Senate: The Institution That Never Was 199
- The Cabinet: The Institution That Once Was 219
- The Media: The Lost Institution 239
- A Nowhere Man, in a Nowhere Land: Public Servants Now Operate in Two Institutions 259
- The Public Service: An Institution with Six Goalies 287
- New Forces above the Fault Line 307
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WHY AND WHAT NOW?
- Is Canadian Democracy Failing? 325
- Looking Ahead 348
- Notes 369
- Index 453
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
-
THE CONTEXT
- Understanding Democracy 21
- Understanding the Roots of Canadian Democracy 42
- Canada: Setting, People, and Culture 72
- Canada Then 91
- Canadian Federalism Now 110
- Everything Canadian Is Regional, Except National Political Institutions 131
-
THE CHANGING FACE OF CANADIAN DEMOCRACY
- Getting Elected: The Deinstitutionalization of Political Parties 155
- The Commons: The Institution that Fails 176
- The Senate: The Institution That Never Was 199
- The Cabinet: The Institution That Once Was 219
- The Media: The Lost Institution 239
- A Nowhere Man, in a Nowhere Land: Public Servants Now Operate in Two Institutions 259
- The Public Service: An Institution with Six Goalies 287
- New Forces above the Fault Line 307
-
WHY AND WHAT NOW?
- Is Canadian Democracy Failing? 325
- Looking Ahead 348
- Notes 369
- Index 453