The Canadian Regime

The Canadian Regime

An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, Sixth Edition

by Richard Myers, Patrick Malcolmson, Gerald Baier, Tom Bateman

320 pages· 2016· ISBN 9781442635968

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Now in its sixth edition, The Canadian Regime continues to provide the most accessible introduction to the institutions, processes, and principles of the Canadian political system. The book's focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada's relatively complex political system and encourages readers to think of government as a coherent set of institutions, where change in one area inevitably ripples through the rest of the system. The new edition includes the results of the 2015 federal election. All content has been thoroughly updated to bring previous discussions up to date and several new topics have been added, such as the impact of the Harper years on parliamentary government and the influence of social media in contemporary politics.

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    The authors emphasize understanding the "inner logic of parliamentary government" to grasp Canada's "relatively complex political system." What was the most illuminating aspect of this "inner logic" that the book revealed to you, and how did it reframe your understanding of specific Canadian political practices?

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    The book encourages readers to view government as "a coherent set of institutions, where change in one area inevitably ripples through the rest of the system." Can you identify a specific example discussed in the book where a change in one institution or process clearly impacted others, and why was this particularly illustrative?

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    Before reading The Canadian Regime, what was your general understanding or perhaps a common misconception you held about how Canada's political system operates? How did this book challenge, confirm, or significantly expand that prior knowledge?

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