Provincial and territorial legislatures in Canada /

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 t...

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Tác giả khác: Levy, Gary, White, Graham, 1948-
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Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1989.
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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
  • 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