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Prime Minister

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Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its Origins under Macdonald, Laurier, and Borden by Patrice Dutil
ISBN: 9780774834735
Publication Date: 2017-05-28
Many Canadians lament that prime ministerial power has become too concentrated since the 1970s. This book contradicts this view by demonstrating how prime ministerial power was centralized from the very beginning of Confederation and that the first three important prime ministers - Macdonald, Laurier, and Borden - channelled that centralizing impulse to adapt to the circumstances they faced. Using a variety of innovative approaches, Patrice Dutil focuses on the managerial philosophies of each of the prime ministers.
Canada's Prime Ministers, Governors General and Fathers of Confederation by Irma Coucill
ISBN: 9781551381855
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
This book contains 83 biographies of Canada's Prime Ministers, Governors General and Fathers of Confederation. Author Irma Coucill also includes portraits of each person.
Right Honourable Men: The Descent of Canadian Politics from Macdonald to Mulroney by Michael Bliss
ISBN: 9780002550710
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Right Honourable Men is the definitive source for Canadians wanting to know more about the quality of our leaders and the personalities behind the policies. From the visionary Macdonald, the reckless Laurier, and the misunderstood King, to the flamboyant Trudeau and the vainglorious Mulroney, Right Honourable Men defines the essence of political leadership in Canada, sets the standard for rating prime ministers, and provides a fascinating roadmap for our past -- and our future.
Sixteen Men: The Prime Ministers of Canada by Gordon Donaldson
ISBN: 9780385172677
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
This book contains biographies of the first sixteen Prime Ministers of Canada. Gordon Donaldson updated this edition from a previous publication that detailed the lives of the first fifteen Prime Ministers.
Canada and the United States: Differences That Count by David M. Thomas (Editor); David N. Biette (Editor)
ISBN: 9781442609082
Publication Date: 2014-06-05
Includes relevant chapter: "Prime Ministers and Presidents: Institutional Differences and Political Convergence"
Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government by Peter Aucoin; Mark D. Jarvis; Lori Turnbull
ISBN: 9781552394632
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Includes relevant chapter: "Prime Minister and House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit"

At the Centre of Government: The Prime Minister and the Limits on Political Power by Ian Brodie
ISBN: 9780773552906
Publication Date: 2018-04-30
At the Centre of Government not only presents a comprehensively researched work on the structure of political power in Canada but also offers a first-hand view of the inner workings of the Canadian federal government. Ian Brodie argues that the various workings of the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office, the cabinet, parliamentary committees, and the role of backbench members of Parliament undermine propositions that the prime minister has evolved into the role of an autocrat.
Egotists and Autocrats: The Prime Ministers of Canada by George Bowering
ISBN: 9780670880812
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
This book is a compilation of short critical biographies of the Prime Ministers of Canada. Egotists and Autocrats covers everyone from John A. Macdonald to Jean Chrétien.
Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers and the Media by Allan Levine
ISBN: 9781554882892
Publication Date: 1996-08-08
Scrum Wars chronicles the relationship between reporters and prime ministers. It is an anecdotal as well as analytical account, showing how earlier prime ministers like Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier were able to exercise control over what was written about their administrators, while more recent leaders like John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney often found themselves at the mercy of intense media scrutiny and comment.
The Prime Ministers of Canada by Gordon Donaldson
ISBN: 9780385254540
Publication Date: 1994-02-01
These lively and provocative portraits of Canada's prime ministers shed new light on the public and private lives of the people chosen to lead our fragile Confederation. Whether vaulted into the public spotlight by ambition, or thrust forth by circumstance, the characters penned by Gordon Donaldson provide the main motive forces behind Canadian history. From Sir John A. to Jean Chretien, this is Canadian history at its most accessible and entertaining, thanks to Gordon Donaldson's wry wit and irreverent pen.
Prime Ministers of Canada by Jim Lotz
ISBN: 9780861243778
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
This book looks at the Canadian Prime Ministers' routes to power, their performance in office, and the reasons for their fall. Rich in anecdotes that illustrate the complexity of the position, this book shows the Prime Ministers as human beings while describing the roles they played in the creation and governance of the nation.
Eighteen Men: The Prime Ministers of Canada by Gordon Donaldson
ISBN: 9780385230377
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
This book is a group biography of Canada's first eighteen Prime Ministers. It is a revised and extended version of a previously published book called Fifteen Men, which only covered the first fifteen Prime Ministers.
Being Prime Minister by J. D. M. Stewart
ISBN: 9781459738508
Publication Date: 2018-06-16
Canada has had twenty-three prime ministers, all with views and policies that have differed as widely as the ages in which they lived. But what were they like as people? Being Prime Minister takes you behind the scenes to tell the story of Canada's leaders and the job they do as it has never been told before.