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Canadian Regime, The: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada

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I've long had an interest in Canada, but have not been able to find a good intro guide to Canadian government, until now. "The Canadian Regime" is a very good book covering Canadian political institutions and the history and rationale behind them. It is a thin book (the actual text is less than 200 pages) written in the clear language of a textbook, that readers who do not have a political science background will understand. It is also accessible to Canadians, Americans, and other English readers.

The only reason why I'm not giving this book 5 stars is that I would have like to have seen more on provincial institutions and politics. It does, however, provide an in-depth anaylsis of the federal level. The British North American Act (Constitution Act of 1867) and the Constitution Act of 1982 are included in the appendix

Rarely does any textbook provide such a fluent account of a country's political schemata. I couldn't put this book down. It was a beauty to read, so simplified yet informative, so concise yet insightful. Eistien once said, "if you can't explain it to a nine year-old, you don't know it." So is the case with this brilliant work of explaining the complexities of a government with ease and intelligence. Definately a five star book!!!