Cycling into Saigon - The Conservative Transition in Ontario

The essence of democracy is the peaceful and legitimate transfer of government. In 1995 in Ontario, the omens for a successful transition weren¿t promising ¿

List of contents

Preface
1 Transitions
2 The 1985 and 1990 Transitions
3 Transition Building Blocks: Bureaucrats, Politicians, and Mandates
4 Bureaucratic Preparations
5 The Parties Prepare for Power
6 Cycling into Saigon: The Common Sense Revolutionaries Take Over
7 Not Politics but Good Government: Making Transitions Better
Appendices
A Two Public Policy Forum Documents Given to Opposition Parties
B Excerpts from Mission ¿97
C The Liberal Approach to Organization, Management, and Decision-Making in the Government of Ontario
D The Conservative Transition Team
E Introduction to Political Briefing Material Given to Conservative Ministers
F Speech by Premier Harris to Deputy Ministers, 27 June 1995
G On the Record: Ensuring a Place in History / Peter DeLottinville and Ian E. Wilson
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Summary

The essence of democracy is the peaceful and legitimate transfer of government. In 1995 in Ontario, the omens for a successful transition weren’t promising …

Product details

• Authors: David R. Cameron, Graham White
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2001
• EAN: 9780774808149
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-0814-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ontario, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Zentralregierung