Peter Russell

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The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism

The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2004 article by Richard Simeon and Ian Robinson examining what drives Canadian federalism and what accounts for how it has changed over time, plus an examination of the consequences and … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issues Attitudes and Vote Choice in Canada

The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issues Attitudes and Vote Choice in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2007 article by Amanda Bittner examining how social group identity and varying levels of information influence voting choices of individuals. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921–1965

The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921–1965

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1968 paper by Alan Cairns suggesting that the electoral system has played a major role in the evolution of parties, and that the party system has not necessarily been an important nationalizing agency. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The French Language and the Future of Our Race

The French Language and the Future of Our Race

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Text of 1912 speech by Henri Bourassa promoting the preservation of the French language in Canada. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Governments and Societies of Canadian Federalism

The Governments and Societies of Canadian Federalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1977 article by Alan C. Cairns arguing that Canadian federalism is a function of the constitution and governments rather than of societies. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Higher the Fewer: Women’s Participation in Major Party Organizations

The Higher the Fewer: Women’s Participation in Major Party Organizations

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 1985 book by Sylvia Bashevkin, Toeing the Lines, in which she demonstrates that women continue to be underrepresented in federal and provincial legislatures in Canada. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Judicial Committee and Its Critics

The Judicial Committee and Its Critics

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1971 article by Alan C. Cairns surveying the controversy over the performance of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England acting as final judicial authority for constitutional … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of an introduction by C.E.S. Franks to his 1987 book The Parliament of Canada, discussing Parliament in an age of reform. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Party System

The Party System

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1990 article by Janine Brody and Jane Jenson arguing that the Canadian electorate’s support of political parties is not modernized but continues to be differentiated by religion, language … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Pattern of Prairie Politics

The Pattern of Prairie Politics

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1981 article by Nelson Wiseman examining the diversity of political traditions within the three prairie provinces, as affected by distinct waves of settlers from rural Ontario, Britain, America … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2005 article by J. Scott Matthews assessing the importance of the role of courts and legislatures in forming public opinion to support same-sex marriage in Canada. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1983 article by Peter H. Russell examining the prospects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to fulfil the purposes of promoting national unity and better protecting fundamental rights … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2002 address by R. Kenneth Carty comparing the effect of local interests on national political parties to the operation of a franchise organization. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Politics of Voting

The Politics of Voting

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2007 book by Dennis Pilon setting out its two main themes of broadening the current terms of the Canadian voting system component of electoral reform debates and making politics … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Privy Council's Legacy: Introduction

The Privy Council’s Legacy: Introduction

From: The Court and the Constitution

Introduction to the impact of decisions made by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism

The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2009 article by François Rocher examining the different perspectives of Quebec francophone scholars and scholars from English-speaking Canada in literature on Canadian federalism. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add