Canadian Politics Today: Democracy, Diversity and Good Government, 1st edition

Published by Pearson Canada (August 1, 2021) © 2021

  • Livianna Tossutti Brock University
  • Eric Mintz Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Kathy L Brock
  • Doreen Barrie
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Canadian Politics Today: Democracy, Diversity and Good Government offers students a solid understanding of major features of Canadian politics, including national and sub-national political cultures, the workings of the parliamentary system of government, federalism, the protection of rights and freedoms, the judicial system, the public administration and its policy role, the electoral and party systems, political participation and civic engagement, and Canada's role in global affairs.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Canada's Political Development and Challenges
  3. Canada and the Governance of Cultural Diversity and International Migration
  4. The Canadian Economy, Inequality, and the Environment
  5. Political Culture
  6. Political Participation and Civic Engagement
  7. Political Influence: Interest Groups, Lobbyists, and Social Movements
  8. Political Parties
  9. Elections, the Electoral System, and Voting Behaviour
  10. The Constitution, Constitutional Change, and the Protection of Rights and Freedoms
  11. Indigenous Rights and Governance
  12. The Federal System
  13. The Executive
  14. Parliament
  15. Public Administration and Public Policy
  16. The Judicial System: Law and the Courts
  17. Canada's Global Affairs

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