The essence of democracy is the peaceful and legitimate transfer of government. In 1995 in Ontario, the omens for a successful transition weren`t promising. Almost no one had expected Mike Harris`s Common Sense Revolution to catapult his Progressive Conservatives from third-party obscurity to victory in the June election. The Harris manifesto declared its intention to dismantle almost every policy of the defeated NDP administration of Bob Rae. Weeks of confrontation and confusion seemed inevitable. Yet, as Cameron and White compellingly describe, the transition was a surprising success, involving necessary co-operation between political mortal enemies. Cycling into Saigon has important lessons for everyone involved or interested in this key stage of the electoral process, wherever it takes place.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 320.9713/09/049
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-on
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- 0774808136 9780774852043
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- JL270
- LCCN Item number
- C35 2000eb
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- 1 electronic text (xii, 212 p.)
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- Canada
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521791 (OCoLC)244765277 (CaOOCEL)404156
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- 1 Transitions 16
- 2 The 1985 and 1990 Transitions 30
- 3 Transition Building Blocks: Bureaucrats, Politicians, and Mandates 54
- 4 Bureaucratic Preparations 73
- 5 The Parties Prepare for Power 89
- 6 Cycling into Saigon: The Common Sense Revolutionaries Take Over 115
- 7 Not Politics but Good Government: Making Transitions Better 152
- Appendices 174
- A: Two Public Policy Forum Documents Given to Opposition Parties 174
- B: Excerpts from Mission ’97 180
- C: The Liberal Approach to Organization, Management, and Decision-Making in the Government of Ontario 182
- D: The Conservative Transition Team 193
- E: Political Briefing Material Given to Conservative Ministers 194
- F: Speech by Premier Harris to Deputy Ministers, 27 June 1995 196
- G: On the Record: Ensuring a Place in History 200
- Notes 209
- Bibliography 215
- Index 218
- A 218
- B 218
- C 218
- D 219
- E 219
- F 219
- G 220
- H 220
- I 220
- J 220
- K 220
- L 220
- M 221
- N 222
- O 222
- P 223
- Q 224
- R 224
- S 224
- T 225
- W 225
- Y 225
- Z 225
