{"product_id":"forcing-choice-j-patrick-boyer-9781459739123","title":"Forcing Choice: The Risky Reward of Referendums","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Hill Times: Best Books of 2017\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when crucial public issues are decided the people themselves?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canadians answered \"Yes\" or \"No\" to prohibiting alcohol, conscripting soldiers, and revamping our constitution. Forcing such crucial choices at the ballot box is high-stakes democracy, both here and overseas -- as witnessed with Britain's transformative 2016 \"Brexit\" referendum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eForcing Choice\u003c\/i\u003e dissects Canada's extensive use of ballot questions at all levels of government, and weighs the benefits of citizens making fundamental decisions for the nation. Holding referendums is tricky, and getting it wrong carries a high price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This hard-hitting book draws on Boyer's deep research on direct democracy and his experience advising governments about referendums, writing books, drafting and introducing the Canada Referendum Act, monitoring foreign referendums, and campaigning in Canadian ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Patrick Boyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459739124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459739123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"J. Patrick Boyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372375888127,"sku":"9781459739123","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b34dbdd7-0759-4328-bc32-432546012ff3.jpg?v=1732725776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forcing-choice-j-patrick-boyer-9781459739123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}