Author: G. Bruce Doern
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Keywords: minority, managing, spends, ottawa
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2005-11
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0773530142
ISBN-13: 9780773530140

The twenty-sixth edition of How Ottawa Spends examines the policy initiatives, priorities, and initial spending of Martin’s Liberals in an era where a political coronation seemed inevitable but high expectations had to be managed downwards almost immediately. Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Public Administration’s annual study focuses on key issues, including Canada-US cross-border relations, health care reform, public safety and security, and the role of public inquiries. A less-than-buoyant fiscal surplus, escalating concerns about Liberal Party ethics and

Author: G. Bruce Doern
Publisher: Lorimer
Keywords: federal, priorities, amp, opposition, spends, liberals, ottawa
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 1983-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0888626428
ISBN-13: 9780888626424

In How Ottawa Spends, some of the country’s top political analysts get inside the byzantine world of federal decision-making, shedding light on the real priorities of the political parties.Among their findings: federal spending cuts do not necessarily "stick", because affected ministers are often given an offsetting package of funds for different purposes; while Ottawa has become the country’s biggest advertiser (close to $60 million in 1982-83), it has increasing trouble discerning between information and propaganda; because they are afraid of losing their regional blocs of supp

Author: G. Bruce Doern
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Keywords: martin, era, paul, change, spends, mandate, ottawa
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2004-12
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0773528148
ISBN-13: 9780773528147

Drawing on the work of academics and other experts from across Canada, Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration’s annual book takes a focused and robust look at an era where a political coronation seemed inevitable but high expectations had to be managed downwards almost immediately. A less-than-buoyant fiscal surplus, escalating concerns about liberal ethics and corruption, and a growing volatility in public opinion are examined as are Canadians’ increasingly uncertain views about the new Liberal leadership versus the old Liberal Party’s ten-yea

Author: Bruce Doern
Publisher: Mcgill Queens Univ Pr
Keywords: liberal, demise, rise, tory, spends, cold, ottawa
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2006-07
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0773531262
ISBN-13: 9780773531260

In the twenty-seventh edition of "How Ottawa Spends", leading Canadian scholars examine the Tory agenda in relation to the changing dynamics of a resurgent Western Canadian power base, Quebec-Canada relations, Canada-U.S. tensions, and key Martin policies. Contributors explore the challenges that have been created by unsustainable promises made by both major parties on expenditures and growth. They also look at the thorny issues of federal procurement policy and ethics, fiscal policy, energy policy, equalization and energy revenues, cancer control, patent policy and access to emergency medicin

Authors:G. Bruce Doern, Monica Gattinger,
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Keywords: twenty, first, century, governance, regulatory, switch, energy, power
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-12-21
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0802085369
ISBN-13: 9780802085368

In the energy sector of Canadian economic and political life, power has a double meaning. It is quintessentially about the generation of power and physical energy. However, it is also about political power, the energy of the economy, and thus the overall governance of Canada. Power Switch offers a critical examination of the changing nature of energy regulatory governance, with a particular focus on Canada in the larger contexts of the George W. Bush administration’s aggressive energy policies and within North American energy markets.Focusing on the key institutions and complex regimes

Authors:G. Bruce Doern, Robert Johnson,
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Keywords: rules, political, economy, public, policy, comparative, studies, multi, level, regulatory, governance
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2006-08-31
List price: $69.00
ISBN-10: 0802038581
ISBN-13: 9780802038586

The dynamics of multi-level regulatory governance are ever-changing, not just in a North American context, but in a global one as well. Rules, Rules, Rules, Rules, clarifies the nature, causes, and dynamics of levels of regulatory governance in, or affecting, Canada. Edited by G. Bruce Doern and Robert Johnson, this collection makes conceptual and practical contributions to the debate over what kinds of principles and institutional approaches can resolve the problems of multi-level regulatory governance. This is the first text to provide an integrated discussion of key politico-institutiona

Authors:Bruce Fife, Tony Blanco, Steve Kissell, Bruce Johnson
Publisher: Piccadilly Books
Keywords: clowning, creative
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0941599167
ISBN-13: 9780941599160

This is an excellent book for both beginner and advanced clowns. This book is aimed at clowns and would-be clowns who want to improve their skills. Included are comedy routines as well as instructions on riding a unicycle, juggling, stilt-walking, applying makeup, mime, puppetry, and magic. The advice on employment possibilities is less useful than that on acquiring specific skills. Anyone interested in being a clown or becoming a better one will find this a treasure trove.