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9780176169640

Crosscurrents Contemporary Political Issues

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  • ISBN13:

    9780176169640

  • ISBN10:

    0176169644

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-04-10
  • Publisher: Nelson College Indigenous
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Summary

Turn your classroom into a forum for debate and discussion with the fourth edition of Crosscurrents! With its lively and effective yes/no debate format, Crosscurrents continues to provide students with a stimulating collection of essays that encourages the development of critical thought and analytic skills involving major issues of the day. The authors frame issues with well-written introductory essays and postscripts to further enhance the experience.Crosscurrents addresses major political issues in Canada and elsewhere, and contains debates on hot topics such as aboriginal self-government, changes to the electoral system, health care, school choice and many more! This is an ideal text to assign for tutorials and an optimal starting point for alternative resources and research.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Introduction
Canadian Society and Political Culture
Is the political culture of Canada becoming Americanized?
YES: Paul Nesbitt-Larking, Canadian Political Culture: The Problem of Americanization
NO: Anthony A. Peacock, Socialism as Nationalism: Why the Alleged Americanization of Canadian Political Culture Is a Fraud
Should individual rights take precedence over collective rights?
YES: Pierre Trudeau, Values in a Just Society
NO: Paul Marshall, The Importance of Group Rights
Are Canadians tory-touched liberals?
YES: Nelson Wiseman, Tory-Touched Liberalism: Political Culture in Canada
NO: Janet Ajzenstat and Peter J. Smith, The "Tory Touch" Thesis: Bad History, Poor Political Science
Can native sovereignty coexist with Canadian sovereignty?
YES: John A. Olthuis and Roger Townshend, The Case for Native Sovereignty
NO: Thomas Flanagan, Native Sovereignty: Does Anyone Really Want an Aboriginal Archipelago?
The Constitution and Federalism
Is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms antidemocratic?
YES: Robert Martin, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Is Antidemocratic and Un-Canadian
NO: Philip L. Bryden, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Is Antidemocratic and Un-Canadian: An Opposing Point of View
Is constitutional reform necessary?
YES: Kathy L. Brock, The Need for Constitutional Reform
NO: Michael Lusztig, Megaconstitutional Reform Is Not Desirable
Are Canada''s child pornography laws unconstitutional?Yes Justice Duncan Shaw, Opinion in R. v. Sharpe
NO: Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Opinion in R. v. Sharpe
Is the Clarity Act good for Canada?
YES: Patrick J. Monahan, Doing the Rules: An Assessment of the Federal Clarity Act in Light of the Quebec Secession Reference
NO: Claude Ryan, Consequences of the Quebec Secession Reference: The Clarity Bill and BeyondClarity Act, 2000
Institutions
Is the prime minister too powerful?
YES: Donald J. Savoie, Primus: There Is No Longer Any Inter or Pares
NO: Paul Barker, Limits on the Power of the Prime Minister
Should party discipline be relaxed?
YES: David Kilgour, John Kirsner, and Kenneth McConnell, Discipline versus Democracy: Party Discipline in Canadian Politics
NO: Robert J. Jackson and Paul Conlin, The Imperative of Party Discipline in the Canadian Political System
Do the courts engage in a dialogue with the legislatures?
YES: Peter W. Hogg and Allison A. Thornton, The Charter Dialogue between Courts and Legislatures
NO: F.L. Morton, Dialogue or Monologue?
The Political Process
Should representation in Parliament mirror Canada''s social diversity?
YES: Tim Schouls, Why Group Representation in Parliament Is Important
NO: John H. Redekop, Group Representation in Parliament Would Be Dysfunctional for Canada
Should voting be made mandatory?
YES: Andrew Coyne, The Right to Vote, and the Obligation
NO: Clifford Orwin, You Can Lock Me Up, but You Can''t Make Me Vote
Should Canada adopt proportional representation?
YES: John L. Hiemstra and Harold Jansen, Getting What You Vote For
NO: Paul Barker, Voting for Trouble
Do referendums enrich a democracy?
YES: Brian Beedham, A Better Way to Vote: Why Letting the People Themselves Take the Decisions Is the Logical Next Step for the West
NO: Mark Charlton, The Limits of Direct Democracy
Are "dirty hands" necessary in politics?
YES: Michael Walzer, Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands
NO: David P. Shugarman, Democratic Dirty Hands?
Public Policy
Is American health care better than Canadian health care?Yes and
NO: Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Gopnik, Health Care Forum: Canada v. U.S. An Exchange
Should religious beliefs be excluded from consideration of public policy?
YES: Justice Mary Saunders, Opinion in Chamberlain v. Surrey School District #36
NO: Ju
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