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Against reform /

"In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pepall, John, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2010.
Colección:University of Toronto Centre for Public Management monograph series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. If it ain't broke, fix it: fixed election dates
  • 3. Out of proportion: proportional representation
  • 4. Fun with figures: the paradox of voting
  • 5. The people speak? British Columbia's citizens' assembly
  • 6. How to vote: some simple ways
  • 7. Ontario's quiet referendum: electoral reform in Ontario
  • 8. Parliamentary reform
  • 9. Cross-purposes: parliamentary confirmation of appointments
  • 10. Perpetual elections: recall
  • 11. Do it yourself: initiative
  • 12. The Senate
  • 13. Lit it be.