Canadian Politics

Cover
Copyright
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contributors
Part One: Canadian Politics: Origins and Foundations
1 Understanding Canada’s Origins: Federalism, Multiculturalism, and the Will to Live Together
2 The Canadian Political Regime from a Quebec Perspective
Part Two: Government, Parliament, and the Civil Service
3 The Centre Rules: Executive Dominance
4 The House of Commons and Responsible Government
5 The Senate: A Late-Blooming Chameleon
6 The Civil Service
7 Interest Groups in Canada and in the United States: Evidence of Convergence
Part Three: Federalism and the Charter
8 Practices of Federalism in Canada
9 Politics and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
10 Five Faces of Quebec: Shifting Small Worlds and Evolving Political Dynamics
11 The Two Faces of Treaty Federalism
Part Four: Electoral Politics and Political Communication
12 Public Opinion and Political Cleavages in Canada
13 Parties and Elections: An End to Canadian Exceptionalism?
14 Democratic Reform and the Vagaries of Partisan Politics in Canada
15 Media and Strategic Communication in Canadian Politics
Part Five: Citizenship and Diversity
16 Citizenship, Communities, and Identity in Canada
17 Diversity in Canadian Politics
18 Of Pots and Pans and Radical Handmaids: Social Movements and Civil Society
19 Acting in and on History: The Canadian Women’s Movement
Part Six: Contemporary Issues
20 The Relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples: Where Are We?
21 Immigration in Canada: From Low to High Politics
22 Canada and the Climate Policy Dilemma
23 Canada in the World
Index