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Losing confidence: power, politics, and the crisis in Canadian democracy
By Elizabeth May. 2009
May believes that Canadians have a presidential-style prime minister without the checks and balances of either the US or the…
Canadian systems. Attack ads run constantly, backbenchers and cabinet ministers alike are muzzled, committees are deadlocked, and civility has disappeared from the House of Commons. May outlines these and other problems of our political system, and offers solutions. c2009.How we lead: Canada in a century of change
By Joe Clark. 2013
A more effective Canada is not only a benefit to itself, but to its friends and neighbours. And in this…
compelling examination of what Canada as a nation has been, what it has become and what it can yet be to the world, former prime minister Joe Clark takes the reader beyond formal foreign policy and looks at the contributions and leadership offered by Canada's most successful individuals and organizations who are already putting these uniquely Canadian assets to work internationally. 2013.Fire and ashes: success and failure in politics
By Michael Ignatieff. 2013
The former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada delivers a stirring meditation on contemporary politics and the lessons he…
learned in defeat. Candid and utterly unexpected, this book is not just for Canadians concerned about the future of the Liberal Party, but for all citizens concerned about the future of Canada and of political discourse in today's increasingly partisan world. 2013.The way it works: inside Ottawa
By Eddie Goldenberg. 2006
As Jean Chrétien's right-hand man for thirty years in Ministries all over Ottawa, Eddie Goldenberg got to know how things…
worked in politics - especially from 1993 to 2003, when he was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister. For example, during Paul Martin's years at Finance, Eddie was the go-between who linked Chrétien and Martin, who were for much of the time barely on speaking terms. Part political science textbook, part memoir, Goldenberg's work is a sometimes brutally honest look at the way the federal government really operates. 2006.Watchdogs and gadflies: activism from marginal to mainstream
By Tim Falconer. 2001
With respect for politicians and trust in governments at an all-time low, Canadians are increasingly relying on activists to protect…
them from bad policies and to generate new ideas. Activism redefines citizenship and the way Canadian democracy works. 2001.Tommy Douglas (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Vincent Lam. 2011
Tommy Douglas was a prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism and the crucial role of civil rights. Douglas, a…
championship boxer and Baptist minister, later exchanged his pulpit for politics, sitting as a federal MP and then serving for 17 years as premier of Saskatchewan, where he introduced the universal health-insurance system that would eventually be adopted across Canada. As leader of the national NDP, he was a staunch advocate of programs such as the Canada Pension Plan. 2011.Unaccountable: truth and lies on Parliament Hill
By Kevin Page. 2015
In March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The…
move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government transparency and accountability. He was later denounced by the same people who appointed him to scrutinize their spending. When he challenged the government on several issues - most notably about the true costs of the F-35 fighter planes - and publicly claimed the government was misleading Canadians, Page was vilified. In this shocking insider's account, Page argues that democracy is being undermined by an increasingly autocratic government that does not respect facts that run counter to its political agenda - something Canadians should be concerned about. 2015.Party of one: Stephen Harper and Canada's radical makeover
By Michael Harris. 2014
Investigative journalist Michael Harris closely examines the majority government of a prime minister essentially unchecked by the opposition and empowered…
by the general election victory of May 2011. Harris looks at Harper’s policies, instincts, and the often glaring gap between his stated political principles and his practices. Bestseller. 2014.The night Canada stood still: how the 1995 Quebec referendum nearly cost us our country
By Robert A Wright. 2014
The Quebec-sovereignist juggernaut began with the creation of the Parti Québécois in 1968 and climaxed in the provincial referendum on…
sovereignty, held on October 30, 1995. That evening, Canadians sat glued to their television sets as polling results trickled in from across Quebec. Unlike the first referendum, in 1980, when the victory of the federalist No vote led by Pierre Trudeau was a foregone conclusion, the race in October 1995 was a dead heat. All evening, the returns pitched and rolled, and anxious Canadians pitched and rolled along with them. In the end, the No vote won by the narrowest of margins. The author revisits the drama and intrigue that brought Quebecers and Canadians alike to that fateful watershed event. 2014.Tragedy in the Commons: former Members of Parliament speak out about Canada's failing democracy
By Alison Loat, Michael MacMillan. 2014
The authors draw on an astonishing eighty exit interviews with former Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum to…
unearth surprising observations about the practice of politics in Canada. Our elected officials make critical choices concerning how the country functions, and how it will succeed in the future. But citizens—voters—have become increasingly disenchanted with the political process. How did one of the world’s most functional democracies go so very wrong? In part, it is due to what MPs see as the domineering influence of their political party. From the manipulation of the nomination process to enforced voting in the House and in committees, the unseen hand of the party overshadows every aspect of the MP’s existence. Bestseller. 2014.Power, prime ministers, and the press: the battle for truth on Parliament Hill
By Robert Lewis. 2018
The history of the Press Gallery is rich in anecdotes and insights about the people on Parliament Hill who have…
covered our leaders for more than 150 years. Mining the archives and his own interviews, former Maclean's editor-in-chief Robert Lewis turns the spotlight on the watchers, including reporters who got too close to Sir John A. Macdonald and Wilfrid Laurier, and others who kept their distance from Pierre Trudeau and Stephen Harper. The Riel Rebellion, the Pacific scandal, two world wars, the Depression, Quebec separatism, and terrorism are all part of the sweeping background to this lively account of how the news gets made, manipulated, and, sometimes, mangled. Since Watergate, Press Gallery coverage has become more confrontational - a fact, Lewis argues, that fails Canadian democracy. 2018.Citizenship made simple: an easy-to-read guide to the U.S. citizenship process (Citizenship Made Simple: an Easy-to-Read Guide to the U. S Ser.)
By Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Alan M. Lubiner. 2006
Reference for foreign nationals describes requirements and procedures for becoming a U.S. citizen. Explains the rights for military personnel and…
children, and provides a brief history of the country and an overview of the government. Includes a sample test and text of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. 2006