Concise, authoritative and completely updated presentation of Canada’s political Institutions.
Canadian Government in Transition provides a current and concise explanation and analysis of the country’s political institutions, processes and issues.  The authors provide information in a brief and orderly fashion to facilitate easy access to the material, while communicating the excitement of the field and the vitality and importance of Canada’s political institutions.

1 The Game of Politics: Concepts and Institutions

2 The Context and Ideas of Government: Cohesion, Division, and Identity

3 The Constitutional Framework: Rules for Governments and the Political Game

4 Contested Federalism: The Division of Powers and Financial Resources

5 Nationalism and Native Peoples: Equality and Justice

6 The Executive: Ceremony and Leadership

7 Parliament: The Public Arena of Politics

8 Public Administration: Democracy, Bureaucracy, and Public Policy

9 The Administration of Justice and Human Rights: Courts, Police, Prisons, Public Security, and Terrorism

10 Parties and Interest Groups: Teams in the Game

11 Elections and Political Behaviour: The Contests and the Messengers

12 Canadian Foreign Policy: Constraints, Opportunities and Sacrifice

13 Ethics in Canadian Government and Politics: Honesty and Corruption