Across The Aisle
Opposition in Canadian Politics
by David E. Smith
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Pub Date May 28 2013 | Archive Date May 12 2013
Description
How do parties with official opposition status influence Canadian politics? Across the Aisle is an innovative examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition.
David E. Smith argues that Canada has in fact failed to develop such a tradition. He investigates several possible reasons for this failure, including the long dominance of the Liberal party, which arrested the tradition of viewing the opposition as an alternative government; periods of minority government induced by the proliferation of parties; the role of the news media, which have largely displaced Parliament as a forum for commentary on government policy; and, finally, the increasing popularity of calls for direct action in politics.
Readers of Across the Aisle will gain a renewed understanding of official opposition that goes beyond Stornoway and shadow cabinets, illuminating both the historical evolution and recent developments of opposition politics in Canada.
DAVID E. SMITH, FRSC is the author of The People’s House of Commons (winner of the Donner Prize for the best public policy book by a Canadian), Federalism and the Constitution of Canada, and many books on Canadian politics. He is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University
Advance Praise
“David E. Smith has done it again. Across the Aisle combines impeccable scholarship, elegant prose, and astute judgment in a long-needed analysis of opposition in Canadian politics. Primarily about parliamentary opposition, it also incisively explores other forms of opposition in Canadian politics, including provincial governments, the media, and officers of Parliament. Agree or disagree with Smith’s always thoughtful take on the politics of opposition, no serious student of Canadian politics can ignore this book.”
Graham White, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga
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Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781442615472 |
PRICE | CA$24.95 (CAD) |