Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Introduction. Looking Back to Allan Blakeney for the Sake of Democracy’s Future xi
5. Part 1 STATESMAN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, AND SOCIAL DEMOCRAT
6. Chapter 1 Principled Pragmatism: Allan Blakeney and Saskatchewan’s “Resource Wars” 1
7. Chapter 2 Pursuing Equality: The Political Thought of Allan Blakeney 15
8. Chapter 3 The Blakeney Style of Cabinet Government: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century? 33
9. Chapter 4 Experts, Politicians, and Public Opinion: Allan Blakeney and Unpacking Democratic Accountability 51
10. Part 2 BLAKENEY’S CONSTITUTIONAL LEGACY
11. Chapter 5 Allan Blakeney and the Dignity of Democratic Debate on Rights 71
12. Chapter 6 Allan Blakeney and Keeping Democracy’s Promise 83
13. Part 3 MEETING THE CHALLENGES TO THE DEMOCRATIC STATE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
14. Chapter 7 Is Democracy Compatible with Good Government? 105
15. Chapter 8 Trust, Taxes, and Democracy in Canada 121
16. Chapter 9 Social Democracy and the Canadian Welfare State 135
17. Chapter 10 Because It’s 2019: Gender, Canadian Politics, and the Democratic Deficit 151
18. Chapter 11 The Duty to Consult: Creating Political Space for First Nations? 167
19. Chapter 12 Troubled Marriage: Liberal Pluralist Democracies and Religion 185
20. Chapter 13 Federal Electoral Boundary Commissions: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, and What Can Be Done about It? 205
21. Chapter 14 Money Matters: A Democratic Assessment of Canada’s Political Finance System 223
22. Conclusion. Blakeney’s Relevance to the Road Ahead 237
23. Endnotes 245
24. References 285
25. About the Contributors 317
26. Index 323