{"product_id":"parliamentary-democracy-in-crisis-peter-h-russell-9781442610149","title":"Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn November 2008, as the economic decline was being fully realized, Canada's newly elected minority government, led by Conservative Stephen Harper, presented a highly divisive fiscal update in advance of a proposed budget. Unable to support the motion, the Liberal and New Democratic Parties, with the backing of the Bloc Qu饕馗ois, formed a coalition in order to seek a no-confidence vote and to form a new government. In response, Conservative cabinet ministers launched a media blitz, informing Canadians that the opposition was mounting a 'coup d'騁at.' Ultimately Governor General Micha?le Jean allowed Parliament to be prorogued, the coalition fell apart, and a budget was accepted by the House in January 2009. However, widespread public uncertainty and confusion about the principles of government evident during the crisis revealed a grave lack of understanding about the mechanics and legalities of parliamentary democracy on the part of Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a foreword by former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, \u003cem\u003eParliamentary Democracy in Crisis \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together journalists, political scientists, and leading constitutional experts to analyse the crisis and to discuss the nature of Canada's democracy. The contributors bring perspectives from both French and English Canada and cover all aspects of the crisis, including the prorogation of Parliament, the role of the governor general, the proposed Liberal-NDP coalition, the challenges of minority parliaments, and the now-evident rifts in the culture of Canadian democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Knowledgeable and comprehensive but still highly accessible, \u003ci\u003eParliamentary Democracy in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e provides a reasoned and timely response to Canada's parliamentary crisis of November 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter H. Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144261014X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442610149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter H. Russell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072963801343,"sku":"9781442610149","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b472a91e-a23c-4a03-b40e-b68a3b24b6a2.jpg?v=1685444986","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parliamentary-democracy-in-crisis-peter-h-russell-9781442610149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}