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Renewing Democracy : Debating Electoral Reform in Canada



Selected References


D. Amy (2000). Behind the Ballot Box: A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems. Westport: Praeger.

J. Arscott (1995). "A Job Well Begun... Representation, Electoral Reform, and Women." In Gender and Politics in Contemporary Canada, edited by Francois-Pierre Gingras. Toronto, Ontario: Oxford University Press, pp. 56-84.

T. Arseneau (1997). "The Representation of Women and Aboriginal Peoples Under PR: Lessons from New Zealand." Policy Options (November).

P. Aucoin and J. Smith (1997). "Proportional Representation: Misrepresenting Equality." Policy Options (November).

A. Bilodeau (1999). "L'impact mécanique du vote alternatif au Canada : une simulation des élections de 1997." Revue canadienne de science politique XXXII: 4.

A. Blais (1999). "Criteria for Assessing Electoral Systems." Electoral Insight, Volume 1, Number 1 (June).

D.E. Blake (2001). "Electoral Democracy in the Provinces." Choices, Volume 7, Number 2 (March).

A. C. Cairns (1968). "The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921-1965." Canadian Journal of Political Science, Volume 1, pp. 55-80.

J. Courtney (2001). "Reforming Representational Building Blocks: Canada at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century." In Political Parties, Representation, and Electoral Democracy in Canada, W. Cross (ed.). Oxford University Press.

J.A. Cousins (2000). "Electoral Reform for Prince Edward Island: A Discussion Paper." Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: The Institute of Island Studies (www.islandstudies.com).

J. P. Derriennic (1997). "Un système électoral adapté aux besoins du Canada." Options Politiques (novembre).

T. Flanagan (2001). "The Alternative Vote." Policy Options, Volume 22, Number 66 (July/August).

O. Gay (1998). Voting Systems: The Jenkins Report. Home Affairs Section, House of Commons Library. Research Paper 98/112 (10 December).

P. Howe and D. Northrup (2000). "Strengthening Canadian Democracy: The Views of Canadians." Policy Matters, Volume 1, Number 5 (July).

R.J. Jackson and D. Jackson (1990). Politics In Canada, Second Edition. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Limited.

V. Lemieux (1997). "Le vote unique transférable." Options Politiques (novembre).

A. Lijphart (1994). Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990. New York: Oxford University Press.

H. MacIvor (1999). "A Brief Introduction to Electoral Reform." In Making Every Vote Count: Reassessing Canada's Electoral System, H. Milner (ed.). Peterborough: Broadview Press.

L. Massicotte (2001). "Changing the Canadian Electoral System." Choices, Volume 7, Number 1 (February).

H. Milner (1999). "The Case for Proportional Representation in Canada." In Making Every Vote Count: Reassessing Canada's Electoral System, H. Milner (ed.). Peterborough: Broadview Press.

P. Norris (2001). "The Twilight of Westminster? Electoral Reform and its Consequences." Political Studies. Volume 49, Number 5, pp. 877-900.

N. Peckford (2001). A Mandate of Equality, Women and Electoral Reform: Pursuing a Feminist Policy Agenda in Canada. Ottawa: National Association of Women and the Law (December).

D. Pilon (2002). Renewing Canadian Democracy: Citizen Engagement in Voting System Reform, Phase One: Lessons from Around the World. Ottawa: Law Commission of Canada.

J. Rebick (2001). "PR Can Help Solve Canada's Democracy Deficit," Policy Options. Volume 22, Number 6 (July-August).

Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing (The Lortie Commission) [1991]. Reforming Electoral Democracy: Final Report. Toronto: Dundurn Press.

F.L. Seidle (Forthcoming) Electoral System Reform in Canada: Objectives, Advocacy and Implications for Governance. (August 2002). Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc. Prepared for the Law Commission of Canada.

J. Smith (1999). "Democracy and the Canadian House of Commons at the Millennium." Canadian Public Administration, Volume 42, Number 4 (Winter), pp. 398-421.

D. Studlar (1999). "Will Canada Seriously Consider Electoral System Reform? Women and Aboriginals Should." In Making Every Vote Count, H. Milner (ed). Peterborough: Broadview Press.

B. Schwartz (2001). "Proportional Representation for Canada?" Manitoba Law Journal, Volume 28, Number 2 (Special Edition, Underneath the Golden Boy: A Review of Recent Manitoba Laws and How They Came to Be.)


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