Pink slips for politicians: assessing recall in Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorFlanagan, Thomas E.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Meredith
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:35:07Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:35:07Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 130-133en
dc.description.abstractRecall, the third, lesser-known member of the direct democracy triumvirate after the initiative and referendum, is a device that allows constituents to remove and replace an elected official before the next general election. Used almost exclusively in the United States, recall has nonetheless left a faint footprint on Canada's political landscape. From its introduction in Depression-era Alberta, to its sainted position among the tenets of the Reform Party's democratic reform agenda, to the spate ofrecent efforts to recall MLAs in British Columbia who supported the unpopular HST, there is a pool of Canadian experience, albeit shallow, through which to wade and on which to reflect. What are the implications of transferring a device developed in the American system that permits representatives significant latitude to act independently to the Canadian parliamentary system that allows for far less autonomy?
dc.format.extentv, 134 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMcDonald, M. (2012). Pink slips for politicians: assessing recall in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4940en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4940
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105941
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titlePink slips for politicians: assessing recall in Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2113 627942983
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