UID:
almafu_9959239060602883
Format:
1 online resource (254 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786612056253
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1-4426-7887-9
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1-282-05625-5
Content:
Although they are central to the democratic process in Canada, surprisingly little has been published about some of the provincial legislatures and those of the Yukon and Northwest territories. In this volume, scholars and legislative staff members provide an overview of the role of provincial and territorial legislatures in governmental processes and in shaping their respective societies.A number of common themes are addressed: the historical development of the individual legislatures; the influence of political culture; the social backgrounds of the members; the structure and effectiveness of the committee system; the influence of political parties and of local customs on members' behaviour; mechanisms for enhancing government accountabiolity; members' services and facilities; and recent reforms.Together these papers offer an accessible and straightforward guide to key political institutions, revealing both the elements they share and those that make each legislature distinctive.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The comparative analysis of Canadian provincial and territorial legislative assemblies -- Prince Edward Island: 'A damned queer parliament' -- Ontario: A legislature in adolescence -- Saskatchewan: Approximating the ideal -- Quebec: The successful combination of French culture and British institutions -- Manitoba: The role of the legislature in a polarized political system -- Alberta: From one overwhelming majority to another -- British Columbia: A unique blend of the traditional and the modern
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Nova Scotia: The wisdom of their ancestors is its foundationNew Brunswick: A bilingual assembly for a bilingual province -- Newfoundland: Personality, party, and politics -- Yukon: Parliamentary tradition in a small legislature -- Northwest Territories: Accommodating the future -- Notes -- Contributors
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8020-6734-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Quebec (1987)
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Electronic books.
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Quebec (1987)
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.3138/9781442678873
