The Harper factor : assessing a prime minister's policy legacy /
edited by Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox.
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / INSTITUTIONS -- 1. Unfinished Business: The Legacy of Stephen Harper's "Open Federalism" / 2. Harper and the House of Commons: An Evidence-Based Assessment / 3. Stephen Harper and the Federal Public Service: An Uneasy and Unresolved Relationship / 4. Government News Management and Canadian Journalism / 5. Permanent Marketing and the Conduct of Politics / THE WORLD -- 6. Rising Power: Stephen Harper's Makeover of Canadian International Policy and Its Institutions / 7. The Strange Voyage: Stephen Harper on Defence / MONEY -- 8. Review of Economic Performance and Policy during the Harper Years / 9. Canadian Trade and Investment Policy under the Harper Government / PEOPLE -- 10. The Harper Influence on Immigration / 11. Law and Order in the Harper Years / 12. Stephen Harper and Indigenous Peoples / COMMENTARIES -- 13. The Harper Government and Agriculture / 14. Harper on Health Care: A Curious Mix of Continuity, Unilateralism and Opportunity Lost / 15. Unsustainable Development: Energy and Environment in the Harper Decade / Conclusion / Contributor Biographical Notes -- Notes. Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox -- Graham Fox -- R. Paul Wilson -- David Zussman -- Jennifer Ditchburn -- Susan Delacourt -- Colin Robertson -- Murray Brewster -- David Dodge and Richard Dion -- Laura Dawson -- Ratna Omidvar -- Tasha Kheiriddin -- Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux -- Barry K. Wilson -- Michael B. Decter -- George Hoberg -- Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox --
"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."--