04089nam 2200745 450 991081201070332120240123232810.01-4426-8470-410.3138/9781442684706(CKB)2430000000002054(EBL)3262963(SSID)ssj0000478684(PQKBManifestationID)12202808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478684(PQKBWorkID)10434505(PQKB)10594836(CaBNvSL)thg00601130(CaPaEBR)418966(MiAaPQ)EBC3262963(MiAaPQ)EBC4672351(DE-B1597)464036(OCoLC)979760163(DE-B1597)9781442684706(MiAaPQ)EBC3296947(Au-PeEL)EBL4672351(CaPaEBR)ebr11258021(OCoLC)958559079(OCoLC)1298517860(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104166(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/z0xgbd(EXLCZ)99243000000000205420160923h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical leadership and representation in Canada essays in honour of John C. Courtney /edited by Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story and Jeffrey S. SteevesToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2007.©20071 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-8836-8 0-8020-9187-3 Includes bibliographical references.Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Leadership Politics and the Transformation of Canadian Parties -- Are Party Leaders Becoming More Important to Vote Choice in Canada? -- Declining Political Survival among Parliamentary Party Leaders, 1867â€?2005 -- Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement -- Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care -- Canadaâ€?s New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll InformationThe Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It?Institutional Reform: The Grass Isnâ€?t Always Greener on the Other Side -- Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation StateCommissioned to honour the distinguished career of University of Saskatchewan Professor John Courtney, Leadership, Representation, and Election addresses a range of topics of central importance to government and politics in contemporary Canada.Beginning with an overview of Courtney's contribution to the field of Canadian politics, editors Hans Michelmann, Donald C. Story, and Jeffrey S. Steeves bring together an impressive list of scholars to discuss a variety of issues representing the strengths of Courtney's work. Topics explored include: the transformation of Canadian parties, the impact of party leaders on the electoral fortunes of their parties, new avenues for public involvement in the policy-making process, Royal Commissions, opinion polls, access to information, the malaise of Canadian democracy, institutional reform, and indigenous nationalism.Timely and engaging, this impressive collection honours an important scholar and makes a valuable contribution to the field.Political leadershipCanadaPolitical participationCanadaCanadaPolitics and government1867-Political leadershipPolitical participation320.971Courtney John C(John Childs),1936-,Michelmann Hans J.Story Donald C(Donald Clarke),1947-Steeves Jeffrey S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812010703321Political leadership and representation in Canada3923296UNINA