Whipped : party discipline in Canada / Alex Marland.
Canadians often see politicians as little more than trained seals who vote on command and repeat robotic talking points. Politicians are torn by dilemmas of loyalty to party versus loyalty to voters. Whipped examines the hidden ways that political parties exert control over elected members of legislatures. Drawing on extensive interviews with politicians and staffers across Canada, author Alex Marland explains why Members of Parliament and provincial legislators toe the party line, and shows how party discipline has expanded into message discipline. This book exposes how democracy works in our age of instant communication and political polarization.
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- ISBN: 9780774864961 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Party discipline in Canada -- Representation -- Partisan teams -- The communications arena -- Message discipline -- Government centralization -- Parliamentary caucuses -- Caucus research bureaus -- Legislative assemblies -- Managing trouble -- The SNC-Lavalin affair -- Advice for a new parliamentarian. |
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Subject: | Party discipline > Canada. Legislative bodies > Canada > Leadership. Canada > Politics and government > 21st century. Political party > Canada. |
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Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | JL 195 Mar (Text) | 36970100278631 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |