Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Leadership Politics and the Transformation of Canadian Parties 16
7. Are Party Leaders Becoming More Important to Vote Choice in Canada? 39
8. Declining Political Survival among Parliamentary Party Leaders, 1867–2005 60
9. Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement 81
10. Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care 110
11. Canada’s New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll Information 133
12. The Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It? 154
13. Institutional Reform: The Grass Isn’t Always Greener on the Other Side 176
14. Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation State 194