Power trap
Subtitle: how fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power-- and what can be done about it
By: Paul Adams
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781459402706
Subjects: Politics and government; Political parties; History; Executive power; Politique et gouvernement; Partis politiques; New Democratic Party
Description: "Everyone in Canada knows that in 2011 the Harper Conservatives won a majority with a minority of votes. Everyone sees that if the opposition parties figured out a way to work together, they'd have an excellent chance of beating the Tories next time. Yet the possibility of a coalition or a merger keeps slipping away. This book shows how the ambitions, animosities, and hidden agendas of opposition politicians and parties stand in the way of Canadians getting the kind of government that a majority of Canadians vote for."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages[269]-287) and index.

Issued also in an electronic format.