The Government Party: Organizing and Financing the Liberal Party of Canada 1930-58

by Reg Whitaker

Book Overview

The Liberal party has dominated Canadian politics for most of this century. From the 1930s to the late 1950s, under the leadership of Mackenzie King and Louis St Laurent, the Liberals were almost unchallenged in their hold on national office, and in their influence on the Canadian state and Canadian public life.

The Government Party traces the evolution of the party structure with special emphasis on organization both during and between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802063209
• ISBN13: 9780802063205
• Release Date: December 1977
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"