- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division; 2 edition (Dec 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1551114658
- ISBN-13: 978-1551114651
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
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This comprehensive update retains and builds on the strengths of all previous editions. Malcolmson and Myers continue to provide us with a no-muss no-fuss introduction to Canadian government that is organized, readable, and highly accessible. The Canadian Regime gives a clean and accurate account of Canada's basic political architecture but also shows readers where institutions and ideas are contested. This is the only text I recommend for my introductory classes in Canadian government.
(Gerald Baier, University of British Columbia ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.Book Description
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This clear and readable account of Canada's political institutions has now been updated to reflect developments up to and beyond the 2004 Canadian federal election.
Focusing more on principles than on arcane detail, the authors explain why our institutions are the way they are. In so doing, they improve the reader's ability to assess the implications of various proposals for reform of our institutions (such as electing senators, recall of MPs, and review of Supreme Court nominees).
Comments from previous editions:
"". . . far and away the best of the Canadian government texts I've seen."" - David J. Climenhaga, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
""Malcolmson and Myers have written a comprehensive and coherent account of Canadian government that is informed by a clear understanding of the purposes, capacities, and limitations of liberal democratic institutions."" - Jennifer Smith, Dalhousie University
""The Canadian Regime is designed to be an introductory Canadian government text. It fulfills that purpose admirably but I would add that this is a book all Canadians should read and have on their shelves . . . . It is brief and it is clear, but most especially it provides an outstanding explantion for why Canada's government takes the form it does. Its virtue is that it explains [Canada's system instead of merely describing its features. It indicates the underlying rationale of the institutions and processes of government in a way that most descriptive texts do not, for it provides a causal analysis. It is this explanatory quality that makes this text so good. It starts with the basic idea of government and proceeds rationally to the conclusion, building on the fundamental principles of liberal democracy as they have taken shape in Canada.
""I believe this book could become a classic in the explanation of our regime. It is a useful tool for understanding current politics and it helps citizens distinguish between foolish and reasonable proposals for change. And, finally, it is written so sensibly and with such clear examples that it works as an 'inoculation' against some of the most disturbing fashions of interpretation among ideologues and the media."" - Heidi Studer, University of Alberta
Patrick Malcolmson is currently Vice-President (Academic) at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick and formerly served as the Chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission.
Richard Myers is Professor of Political Science and former Vice-President (Academic) at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
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An Excellent Guide ot Canadian Government & Politics, April 17 2007
By B. Wesley Adams II - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Canadian Regime, The: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada (Paperback)
I've long had an interest in Canada, but have not been able to find a good intro guide to Canadian government, until now. "The Canadian Regime" is a very good book covering Canadian political institutions and the history and rationale behind them. It is a thin book (the actual text is less than 200 pages) written in the clear language of a textbook, that readers who do not have a political science background will understand. It is also accessible to Canadians, Americans, and other English readers.The only reason why I'm not giving this book 5 stars is that I would have like to have seen more on provincial institutions and politics. It does, however, provide an in-depth anaylsis of the federal level. The British North American Act (Constitution Act of 1867) and the Constitution Act of 1982 are included in the appendix
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A brilliant work!, Jan 29 2012
By Gerald Walford - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Canadian Regime: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Fourth Edition (Paperback)
Rarely does any textbook provide such a fluent account of a country's political schemata. I couldn't put this book down. It was a beauty to read, so simplified yet informative, so concise yet insightful. Eistien once said, "if you can't explain it to a nine year-old, you don't know it." So is the case with this brilliant work of explaining the complexities of a government with ease and intelligence. Definately a five star book!!!
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