Enigma
Joined: 20 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: Good book on Canadian politics? |
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I've been living in Asia now for almost 5 years. When I was in Canada, I didn't care about what the idiots in Ottawa were up to, but I now find myself more interested in Canadian politics.
Can anyone recommend a good book that explains the federal political system and also how it really works? Preferably something fairly recent that explains not only the structure, but also explains what really happens in Ottawa.
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Good book on Canadian politics? |
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| Enigma wrote: |
I've been living in Asia now for almost 5 years. When I was in Canada, I didn't care about what the idiots in Ottawa were up to, but I now find myself more interested in Canadian politics.
Can anyone recommend a good book that explains the federal political system and also how it really works? Preferably something fairly recent that explains not only the structure, but also explains what really happens in Ottawa.
Thanks |
There is a book that covers the basics, and it's called: Canadian politics.
"The Canadian Regime" talks about the parliamentary system.
Frankly, I wish the United States had something more like the Canadian system. Canada has four political parties in parliament: The Tories, Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois. I know it's not so attractive for some to have a governor general. Canada's political culture is not so stridently anti-taxation, anti-government. Canadians are not so hostile to the idea of a government being involved in their lives, and there is more of a distrust of Bay Street, Canada's Wall Street, when compared to the US. There is a strong distrust that the capitalists out there will subvert the common good and Canada's way approach to capitalism, which is similar to that of Europe, I would say. I am just not crazy about the Bloc Quebecois in parliament. I also wish it were easy for smaller parties to enter parliament. They need too many votes to have even one representative. |
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