{"product_id":"mr-smith-goes-to-ottawa-david-c-docherty-9780774806381","title":"Mr. Smith Goes to Ottawa: Life in the House of Commons","description":"In Mr Smith Goes to Ottawa, the author compares the 34th (1988-93) and the 35th (1993-97) Parliaments. The former, the second consecutive Conservative-led majority government, could not appear more different from the Liberal one which followed. Over two-thirds of its members were rookies. More significantly, over one-third represented two new political parties - the Bloc Quebecois and the Reform party. Yet, for all this change, Docherty shows that the new agendas of the 35th Parliament have not translated into changes in the legislative behaviour or socialization of new members. Unlike Jimmy Stewart in Washington, the majority of the men and women who go to Ottawa end up accepting a limited policy role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David C. Docherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774806389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774806381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David C. Docherty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086846963967,"sku":"9780774806381","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64f8d1c0-15e8-43ab-a665-1fa70d9123aa.jpg?v=1769096929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-smith-goes-to-ottawa-david-c-docherty-9780774806381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}