Books and Documents by Subject:
Elections
November 2014
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In this Issue: Monographs on Elections
Books
Public Documents
Party Platforms
Click links below to find issues in this series on other subjects


Books
14 Days : Making the Conservative Movement in Canada
Bruce Carson
McGill-Queen's University Press 2014
Aboriginal Peoples and Electoral Reform in Canada : Volume 9

Canadian Politics, Sixth Edition

University of Toronto Press Higher Education 2014
Democratic Reform In New Brunswick

Canadian Scholars' Press and Women's Press 2007
Dominance and Decline : Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections
Gidengil, Elisabeth et al.
University of Toronto Press Higher Education 2012
Dynasties and Interludes : Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics
Lawrence LeDuc;Jon H. Pammett;Judith I. McKenzie;André Turcotte
Elections in Oxford County, 1837-1875 : A Case Study of Democracy in Canada West and Early Ontario
George Emery;Emery, George
University of Toronto Press 2012
Ethno-Cultural Groups and Visible Minorities in Canadian Politics : The Question of Access

From New Public Management to New Political Governance : Essays in Honour of Peter C. Aucoin

McGill-Queen's University Press 2012
Gendered News : Media Coverage and Electoral Politics in Canada
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
UBC Press 2013
How Levesque Won
Pierre Dupont
James Lorimer & Company Limited 1977
Imperfect Democracies : The Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States

UBC Press 2012
Irresponsible Government : The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada
Brent Rathgeber
Making Every Vote Count : Reassessing Canada's Electoral System

University of Toronto Press Higher Education 1999
Media And Voters In Canadian Election Campaigns

Parties, Elections, and the Future of Canadian Politics

UBC Press 2013
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011
Jon H. Pammett;Christopher Dornan
The Perfect Candidate
Randall Denley
General Store Publishing House 2012
Voting Behaviour in Canada

UBC Press 2011
Winning Power : Canadian Campaigning in the Twenty-First Century
Tom Flanagan
McGill-Queen's University Press 2014
Wrestling with Democracy : Voting Systems as Politics in the 20th Century West
Pilon, Dennis
University of Toronto Press 2013
Youth in Canadian Politics : Volume 8 Participation and Involvement
Kathy Megyery
Public Documents
2013 Recommendations for Legislative Change: 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013
Elections Nova Scotia 2014
Voting Counts: Electoral Reform for Canada
Law Commission of Canada 2004
An Agenda for Democratic Reform in Canada
Canada 2020 2014
Canada's Electoral Process: Frequently Asked Questions (Revised 25 July 2012)
Parliamentary Information and Research Service 2012
Electoral Boundaries Commission: Interim Report
Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission 2012
Federal Voter Turnout in First Nations Reserves (2004-2011)
Elections Canada 2012
Getting the Majority to Vote: Practical Solutions to Re-engage Citizens in Local Elections
Centre for Civic Governance, Columbia Institute 2014
Independent Panel on Internet Voting: Recommendations Report to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Elections British Columbia 2014
Preventing Deceptive Communications with Electors: Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer Following the 41st General Election
Elections Canada 2013
Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario
Elections Canada 2013
Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec 2012
Elections Canada 2013
The Outsiders' Manifesto: Surviving and Thriving as a Member of Parliament: The Last in a Series of Reports Exploring Political Leadership in Canada
The Rule of Law, Democracy and Prosperity in Ukraine: A Canadian Parliamentary Perspective
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons 2012
Towards Guidelines on Government Formation: Facilitating Openness and Efficiency in Canada's Governance: Final Report
Public Policy Forum 2012
Visible Minority Electability in Urban Local Government in Ontario
CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre 2013
Working Together for Fairness: An Election Primer
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia Office 2013
Party Platforms
A small sample of the party platforms available in CEL.
Click here for a larger set. 
10-year Debt-Free Capital Plan: Meeting Alberta's Infrastructure Needs with a Sustainable, Prioritized and Innovative Plan
Wildrose Alliance Party 2013
2008 Canadian Federal Election: Party Platform Analysis
Educational Policy Institute 2008
Canada's Future Is Socialism!
Communist Party of Canada 2001
Electoral Platform: 2014 Elections: Québec solidaire
Québec solidaire 2014
Energy, climate and the 2011 Ontario election: A review of three parties' platform commitments
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development 2011
For Québec: Québec Liberal Party Platform
Quebec Liberal Party 2012
Green Book 2013
Green Party of BC 2013
Jack Layton and the New Democrats: A Prime Minister on your family's side, for a change: Platform 2008
New Democratic Party of Canada 2008
Paths to Prosperity: Welfare to Work
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario 2013
Smart Economy. Strong Communities. True Democracy.
Green Party of Canada 2011
The True North Strong and Free: Stephen Harper's Plan for Canadians
Conservative Party of Canada 2008
What Leadership Is: Kathleen Wynne's Plan for Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party 2014
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