Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions by Donald J. ...

Name: Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions by Donald J. ...
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press

McGill-Queen's University Press

Democracy in CanadaThe Disintegration of Our Institutions\nAuthor(s): Donald J. Savoie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228006664, 978-0228006664\nSynopsis\nCanada's representative democracy is confronting important challenges. At the top of the list is the growing inability of the national government to perform its most important roles: namely mapping out collective actions that resonate in all regions as well as enforcing these measures. Others include Parliament's failure to carry out important responsibilities, an activist judiciary, incessant calls for greater transparency, the media's rapidly changing role, and a federal government bureaucracy that has lost both its way and its standing.\n Arguing that Canadians must reconsider the origins of their country in order to understand why change is difficult and why they continue to embrace regional identities, Democracy in Canada explains h.