Provincial and territorial legislatures in Canada / editors, Gary Levy, Graham White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Gary, editor.

White, Graham, 1948- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislative bodies--Canada--Provinces.

Legislative bodies.

Canada--Politics and government--Congresses.

Canada.

Genre:

Quebec (1987)

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 territorial legislatures in governmental processes and in shaping their respective societies.A number of common themes are addressed: the historical development of the individual legislatures; the influence of political culture; the social backgrounds of the members; the structure and effectiveness of the committee system; the influence of political parties and of local customs on members' behaviour; mechanisms for enhancing government accountabiolity; members' services and facilities; and recent reforms.Together these papers offer an accessible and straightforward guide to key political institutions, revealing both the elements they share and those that make each legislature distinctive.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612056253

1-4426-7887-9

1-282-05625-5

OCLC:

944177645