Against reform

Pepall, John 1949- (Author).

Summary: "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.

Record details

ISBN: 144269937X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781442699373 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780772786241 (bound)
ISBN: 0772786240 (bound)
ISBN: 9780772786234 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0772786232 (pbk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (x, 164 pages).
Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 2. If it ain't broke, fix it: fixed election dates -- 3. Out of proportion: proportional representation -- 4. Fun with figures: the paradox of voting -- 5. The people speak? British Columbia's citizens' assembly -- 6. How to vote: some simple ways -- 7. Ontario's quiet referendum: electoral reform in Ontario -- 8. Parliamentary reform -- 9. Cross-purposes: parliamentary confirmation of appointments -- 10. Perpetual elections: recall -- 11. Do it yourself: initiative -- 12. The Senate -- 13. Lit it be.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.