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001 2013363749
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005 20151006080118.0
008 140502s2012 onca bl 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781442605909
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050 00 $aJL75$b.M35 2012
055 00 $aJL75$bM34 2012
082 04 $a320.471$223
100 1 $aMalcolmson, Patrick.
245 14 $aThe Canadian regime :$ban introduction to parliamentary government in Canada /$cPatrick Malcolmson and Richard Myers.
250 $a5th ed.
260 $aNorth York, Ont. ;$aTonawanda, N.Y. :$bUniversity of Toronto Press,$cc2012.
300 $axiii, 274 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes the texts of the Constitution Acts of 1867 and 1982.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCanada's regime principles -- The Constitution -- Basic principles of the Canadian Constitution -- Federalism -- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- Institutions -- The crown and its servants -- Parliament -- Judiciary -- Participation -- Elections -- Political parties -- Interest groups, public opinion, and democratic citizenship.
520 $aProvides a unique analysis of Canada's political regime. The book's focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada's relatively complex political system. Discussions of the Constitution, Charter, Senate reform, and judicial appointments are all updated, and new material is provided on the prorogation controversy, voter turnout, equalization payments, and prime ministerial government.
651 0 $aCanada$xPolitics and government$vTextbooks.
651 6 $aCanada$xPolitique et gouvernement$vManuels d'enseignement supérieur.
650 7 $aPolitical science.$2fast
651 7 $aCanada.$2fast
655 7 $aTextbooks.$2fast
700 1 $aMyers, Richard Morley,$d1957-