Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics

by Donald J. Savoie

Book Overview

Redefined during the past thirty years, the centre of government currently extends itself further than ever before. Central governmental agencies are 'where the rubber meets the road', where public service meets politics, and policy becomes reality. So who's driving this car? Agencies such as the Privy Council Office, the Finance Department, and the Treasury Board exert their influence horizontally, deciding how policy is made and how money gets spent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802082521
• ISBN13: 9780802082527
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A warning that dictatorship threatens Canadian Democracy

Since Trudeau, Canadian Prime Ministers have centralized power in the Prime Minister's Office, and the office of the Privy Council. Unknown bureaucrats now preempt the power that used to belong to Parliament, and more recently, Cabinet. Chretien wields more raw power than most 3rd World dictators. A very readable "mystery", that explains APEC pepper spraying, the Somalia Affair, etc.