Author : Jack Lucas
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Local elections
ISBN : 1487528566
This collection offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour during local elections in eight of Canada's largest cities.
Author : R. Michael McGregor
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0228020263
Municipal elections in Canada don’t look much like those held at the federal and provincial levels. A key difference is a significant discrepancy in voter turnout, but relatively little is known about why far fewer people vote in city elections. Voters show less interest in local government, seeing it as less influential than other levels, yet they believe their views matter more to local politicians. Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections explores this apparent contradiction by asking who participates in politics, how they go about it, and why. Drawing from the Canadian Municipal Election Study, a novel survey of electors in eight large cities across the country in 2017 and 2018, contributors consider factors ranging from the universal – such as the demographic profile of voters or how economic conditions affect them – to the specific – for example, participation in school board and council elections. There are more municipal elections than any other kind in Canada. The discoveries in Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections collectively represent a major leap forward in our understanding of voter activity at the community and municipal level.
Author : Elections Canada
Publisher : Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Cet ouvrage couvre la période qui va de 1758 à nos jours.
Author : Zoltan Hajnal
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 23,96 MB
Release : 2001
Category : California
ISBN : 1582130337
Author : Jack Lucas
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2024-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1487553714
One of the most peculiar features of municipal politics in Canada is how frequently local politicians, activists, and scholars disagree about how to describe the municipal arena. For some, municipal politics is distinct from other levels of government, a world of non-ideological elections, pragmatic and technical policymaking, and issue-by-issue policy coalitions. Others argue that municipal politics is similar to politics at other scales, with persistent axes of political disagreement and a recognizable “left” and “right.” This recurring debate features prominently in municipal election campaigns across Canada. In Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics, Jack Lucas investigates municipal ideology in Canada. Using data from original surveys of municipal politicians and the Canadian public, the book reveals how municipal politics is clearly structured by left-right ideology. It shows that municipal politicians represent their constituents’ ideological preferences quite well: they understand their constituents’ ideological perspectives, they align with their constituents’ preferences, and they are elected in part because of their ideological alignment with voters. A lively and accessible study, Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics will appeal to readers interested in municipal politics, political ideology, and political representation.
Author : R. Michael McGregor
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,53 MB
Release : 2021-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1487509642
This book offers a thorough account of the attitudes and behaviour of electors towards the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election.
Author : Jim Lightbody
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 144260851X
City Politics, Canada is an introduction to the basic politics and core policies of today's city halls. While the book surveys classic discussions and accurately describes municipal institutions in Canada, it also explains why particular policies assume the specific shape they do. James Lightbody draws on over thirty years experience researching and participating in city politics to argue that transparent accountability from local public officials, related to specific policies and the general condition of the community, is an important and desired end for democratic city government. Arguments for change within city politics are insufficient if the result is that everyone has a say but no one is accountable. In following this theme throughout the book, Lightbody examines the various facets of metropolitan politics in a lively and engaging manner, and explains why city politics are important to all Canadians. Provincial agenda setting is viewed through the lens of the urban political landscape, as are the reasons behind the Toronto Megacity (1996) and Montreal's consolidation. Finally, the book expands its discussion to explore the global reach of the urban phenomenon and the impact of world practices on Canada's metropolitan cities. The ultimate hope for this book is that readers, as citizens, will be better able to understand the basic politics and core policies of today's city halls—and will be better equipped to participate effectively in the processes by which those policies are made.
Author : Harold D. Clarke
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1487594801
Dominated by discussions of broad national problems, media tactics gone amiss, and the personal lives of party leaders, Canadian election campaigns have led to substantial public discontent.
Author : Anthony Perl
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0228002958
All countries have distinctive urban regions, but Canadian cities especially differ from one another in culture, structure, and history. Anthony Perl, Matt Hern, and Jeffrey Kenworthy reveal that despite the peculiarities and singular traits that each city embodies, a common logic has guided the development of transportation infrastructure across the country. Big Moves analyzes how Canada's three largest urban regions - Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver - have been shaped by the interplay of globalized imperatives, aspirations, activism, investment, and local development initiatives, both historically and in a contemporary context. Canadian urban development follows a distinct pattern that involves compromise between local viewpoints and values and the pursuit of global capital at particular historical junctures. As the authors show, the success or failure of each city to construct major mobility infrastructure has always depended on the timing of investments and the specific ways that cities have gained access to necessary capital. Drawing on urban mobility history and global city theory, this book delves into the details of the big moves that have affected transport infrastructure in major Canadian cities. Knowing where urban development will head in the twenty-first century requires understanding how cities' major mobility infrastructures were built. Big Moves explains the shape of Canada's three biggest cities and how their mix of expressways and rapid transit emerged.
Author : Cameron D. Anderson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0774859369
Can election results be explained, given that each ballot reflects the influence of countless impressions, decisions, and attachments? Leading young scholars of political behaviour piece together a comprehensive portrait of the modern Canadian voter to reveal the challenges of understanding election results. By systematically exploring the long-standing attachments, short-term influences, and proximate factors that influence our behaviour in the voting booth, this theoretically grounded and methodologically advanced collection sheds new light on the choices we make as citizens and provides important insights into recent national developments.
