Our Scandalous Senate

Rocked by extremely public scandals at the highest levels of power, the Canadian Senate is an institution on the defensive. As the upper chamber starts to look more and more like a comfortable private club for has-beens, the real scandal is that the Senate exists at all.

About the author

J. Patrick Boyer is a constitutional lawyer, political science professor, veteran of the House of Commons, broadcast and print journalist, and author of some twenty books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance. Able to draw on a lifetime of research and engagement with democratic institutions in Canada and around the world, Boyer is frequently sought out by various news media for comment on Canadian public affairs. Patrick and his wife, Elise, live in Muskoka and Toronto.

Product details

• Authors: J Patrick Boyer, J. Patrick Boyer
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2014
• EAN: 9781459723665
• ISBN: 978-1-4597-2366-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 638 g
• Series: Point of View
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education