PSCI 3005

Ontario Government and Politics

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

A survey of the political process and political institutions in Ontario.

2026

Readings

2022

Overview and • What is Ontario? How does Ontario
Ontario History Political • Ontario political history from 1760s to • White (2017)
and Political Culture I today, including responsible
Political Culture II • What is the Ontario political culture? • Noel (1997)
The Provincial Managerial • Role of Cabinet and the Premier • Evans (2017)
Executive Efficiency I • Structure of the Ontario executive • Esselment (2017)
Queen’s Park Managerial • The provincial parliament • Raney (2017) Political Culture
and the Efficiency II • Ontario electoral system Briefing Note
Local Managerial • What do local governments do? • Henstra (2017) Reflection 1
Government Efficiency III • Local government structures and • Horak (2017)
Political Reciprocity • The Ontario party system • Malloy (2017) Political Culture
Economy Economic Ontario’s economy? • Dyck (2017)
Confederation of Pre- federalism Team Presentations I
Northern Presumption • What separates Northern Ontario from • Comeau (2017) Team Presentations
Ontario: Upper of Pre- the southern areas? • Weller (1997) II

Prerequisite(s): third-year standing. Lectures three hours a week.

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