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The Harper factor : assessing a prime minister's policy legacy / edited by Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773548718
  • 9780773548725
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • F1034 .H377 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox -- INSTITUTIONS -- 1. Unfinished Business: The Legacy of Stephen Harper's "Open Federalism" / Graham Fox -- 2. Harper and the House of Commons: An Evidence-Based Assessment / R. Paul Wilson -- 3. Stephen Harper and the Federal Public Service: An Uneasy and Unresolved Relationship / David Zussman -- 4. Government News Management and Canadian Journalism / Jennifer Ditchburn -- 5. Permanent Marketing and the Conduct of Politics / Susan Delacourt -- THE WORLD -- 6. Rising Power: Stephen Harper's Makeover of Canadian International Policy and Its Institutions / Colin Robertson -- 7. The Strange Voyage: Stephen Harper on Defence / Murray Brewster -- MONEY -- 8. Review of Economic Performance and Policy during the Harper Years / David Dodge and Richard Dion -- 9. Canadian Trade and Investment Policy under the Harper Government / Laura Dawson -- PEOPLE -- 10. The Harper Influence on Immigration / Ratna Omidvar -- 11. Law and Order in the Harper Years / Tasha Kheiriddin -- 12. Stephen Harper and Indigenous Peoples / Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux -- COMMENTARIES -- 13. The Harper Government and Agriculture / Barry K. Wilson -- 14. Harper on Health Care: A Curious Mix of Continuity, Unilateralism and Opportunity Lost / Michael B. Decter -- 15. Unsustainable Development: Energy and Environment in the Harper Decade / George Hoberg -- Conclusion / Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox -- Contributor Biographical Notes -- Notes.
Subject: "Through a compilation of essays, The Harper Factor reviews the legislative actions of Stephen Harper's government as well as its impact on public policy during their tenure in office. These essays analyze Harper's government activities through a cross section of key policy areas where the Harper government set out to introduce and affect policy change. Contributing authors, each with long standing backgrounds in their field, each address a specific policy area and reflect on the following questions: What impact did Stephen Harper have on their assigned policy area? In what ways did he change the approach in relation to previous governments? And what would be the impact of his record on future governments? Contributors provide the editors with policy background, assessment and comparative insight to evaluate Harper's impact on each key public policy area. The editors then reflect on the degree of change in each policy area and reflect on whether the Harper government policies brought change and if these changes will withstand the test of time."--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction / Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox -- INSTITUTIONS -- 1. Unfinished Business: The Legacy of Stephen Harper's "Open Federalism" / Graham Fox -- 2. Harper and the House of Commons: An Evidence-Based Assessment / R. Paul Wilson -- 3. Stephen Harper and the Federal Public Service: An Uneasy and Unresolved Relationship / David Zussman -- 4. Government News Management and Canadian Journalism / Jennifer Ditchburn -- 5. Permanent Marketing and the Conduct of Politics / Susan Delacourt -- THE WORLD -- 6. Rising Power: Stephen Harper's Makeover of Canadian International Policy and Its Institutions / Colin Robertson -- 7. The Strange Voyage: Stephen Harper on Defence / Murray Brewster -- MONEY -- 8. Review of Economic Performance and Policy during the Harper Years / David Dodge and Richard Dion -- 9. Canadian Trade and Investment Policy under the Harper Government / Laura Dawson -- PEOPLE -- 10. The Harper Influence on Immigration / Ratna Omidvar -- 11. Law and Order in the Harper Years / Tasha Kheiriddin -- 12. Stephen Harper and Indigenous Peoples / Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux -- COMMENTARIES -- 13. The Harper Government and Agriculture / Barry K. Wilson -- 14. Harper on Health Care: A Curious Mix of Continuity, Unilateralism and Opportunity Lost / Michael B. Decter -- 15. Unsustainable Development: Energy and Environment in the Harper Decade / George Hoberg -- Conclusion / Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox -- Contributor Biographical Notes -- Notes.

"Through a compilation of essays, The Harper Factor reviews the legislative actions of Stephen Harper's government as well as its impact on public policy during their tenure in office. These essays analyze Harper's government activities through a cross section of key policy areas where the Harper government set out to introduce and affect policy change. Contributing authors, each with long standing backgrounds in their field, each address a specific policy area and reflect on the following questions: What impact did Stephen Harper have on their assigned policy area? In what ways did he change the approach in relation to previous governments? And what would be the impact of his record on future governments? Contributors provide the editors with policy background, assessment and comparative insight to evaluate Harper's impact on each key public policy area. The editors then reflect on the degree of change in each policy area and reflect on whether the Harper government policies brought change and if these changes will withstand the test of time."--

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