Against Reform (U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration) - Softcover

John Pepall

 
9780772786234: Against Reform (U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0772786232 ISBN 13: 9780772786234
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2010

Synopsis

In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill-conceived and would be harmful.

At the root of Pepall's critique is an argument that, in Canada today, too many voters are quick to blame institutions rather than their own conflicting interests and understandings when they do not receive what they want out of government. While considering influential factors such as academic and media bias, political fashion, and the American example, Pepall's unique and highly readable assessment takes aim at the practical and theoretical understandings of reform across party lines.

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About the Author

John Pepall is a writer and political commentator based in Toronto.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0772786232
ISBN 13 
9780772786234
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176

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