Across the aisle: opposition in Canadian politics (G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects)
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
Human-narrated audio
Summary
An examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition.… The author argues that Canada has in fact failed to develop such a tradition. He investigates several possible reasons for this failure, including the long dominance of the Liberal party, which arrested the tradition of viewing the opposition as an alternative government; periods of minority government induced by the proliferation of parties; the role of the news media, which have largely displaced Parliament as a forum for commentary on government policy; and, finally, the increasing popularity of calls for direct action in politics. 2013.