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Loat, Alison.
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Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.
Legislators -- Canada.
Canada -- Politics and government.
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Loat, Alison.
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.
Legislators -- Canada.
Canada -- Politics and government.
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Tragedy
in the
Commons
:
former
Members
of
Parliament
speak
out
about
Canada
's
failing
democracy
/ Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan.
by
Loat, Alison.
Random House Canada, 2014.
Call #:
328.71072 L795t
Subjects
Canada
.
Parliament
. House of
Commons
.
Legislators --
Canada
.
Canada
-- Politics and government.
ISBN:
9780307361301 (pbk.)
9780307361295 (hc.)
Description:
274 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index
Summary:
"The founders of the non-partisan think tank Samara draw on eighty exit interviews with
former
Members
of
Parliament
from across the political spectrum to unearth surprising observations
about
the practice of politics in
Canada
. Though
Canada
is at the top of international rankings of democracies, Canadians themselves increasingly don't see politics as a way to solve society's problems. Small wonder. In the news, they see grandstanding in the House of
Commons
and MPs pursuing agendas that don't always make sense to the people who elected them. Elected officials make critical choices
about
how this wildly diverse country functions today and how it will thrive in the future. They direct billions of dollars in public funding and craft the laws. Even with so much at stake, citizens -- voters -- are turning away. How did one of the world'
s
most functional democracies go so very wrong? MPs describe arriving at their political careers almost by accident; few say they aspired to be in politics before it 'happened' to them. In addition, almost without fail, each MP describes the tremendous influence of their political party: from the manipulation of the nomination process to enforced voting in the House and in committees, the unseen hand of the party dominates every aspect of the MP'
s
existence. Just what do we want
Members
of
Parliament
to be doing? To whom are they accountable? And should parties be trusted with the enormous power they wield with such little oversight or citizen involvement?
Tragedy
in the
Commons
concludes by offering solutions for improving the way politics works in
Canada
, and how all Canadians can reinvigorate a
democracy
that has lost its way, its purpose and the support of the public it is meant to serve"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
MacMillan, C. Michael.
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