No I in team party loyalty in Canadian politics Alex Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marland, Alex, 1973- author.

Wesley, Jared J., 1980- author.

Lalancette, Mireille, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Party discipline--Canada.

Party discipline.

Political parties--Canada.

Political parties.

Politicians--Canada.

Politicians.

Loyalty--Political aspects--Canada.

Loyalty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

No I in Team

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press

Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press [2025]

Summary:

"Why are Canadian politicians so loyal to their parties? Why do so few parliamentarians rebel as mavericks or switch sides? And can anything loosen the grip that party leaders have on elected representatives? No "I" in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics by political scientists Alex Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette provides the first in-depth examination of the forces shaping party loyalty in Canadian politics, revealing how Members of Parliament and provincial legislators are conditioned to prioritize partisan interests over constituents and independent judgment. The authors show how institutional rules, political pressure, social dynamics, and digital technologies reinforce a system demanding unwavering loyalty. Drawing on extensive interviews with politicians and senior staff, plus analyses of thousands of news stories spanning four decades, this book traces how party discipline evolved into message discipline, where control over speech is as strict as control over votes. As political parties consolidate power and dissenting voices grow rarer, No "I" in Team raises urgent questions about the state of democratic representation in Canada - one of the world's most stable democracies - where elected officials increasingly act as partisans rather than delegates of their communities or trustees of the broader public good."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Party Loyalty in Canada

Party Message Discipline

Party Leaders

Team Players

Party Mavericks

Party Leavers

Party Switchers

Planning to Defect

The Aftermath of Defecting

Empowering Team Members

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Marland, Alex, 1973- No I in team

ISBN:

9781487567231

1487567235

9781487567224

1487567227

OCLC:

1524311056

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license