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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Loat, Alison.     Subjects     Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.     Legislators -- Canada.     Canada -- Politics and government.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Loat, Alison.       by title:      Tragedy in the Commo...       by call number:      328.71072 L795t     Search the Web     Loat, Alison.     Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.     Legislators -- Canada.     Canada -- Politics and government.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 328.71072 L795t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 328.71072 L795t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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