POLSCI 2D03

CANADIAN DEMOCRACY

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · C01

Readings

Etext The Canadian Regime: An Introduction To Parliamentary Government In Canada Permanent Access Ed: 7
Malcolmson · 7 · Required
ISBN 9781487536992; 9781487525378
Library Access: Whipped: Party Discipline In Canada Ed: 3
Tsing · 3 · Required
Etext Whipped: Party Discipline In Canada - Lifetime Access
Alex Marland (Ca) · Alternative
ISBN 9780774864992; 9780774864978

Winter 2026 · C01

Malcolmsen et al., Preface and Chapter 1: Canada’s Regime Principles
Define the concepts of liberalism, democracy and citizenship
Explain Marshall’s arguments about the historical development of political rights of citizenship, and their relationship to civil and social rights.
Discuss how institutions give meaning to ideas about rights.
Malcolmsen et al., Chapter 2: The Constitution
Describe the functions of a constitution.
Discuss how the Canadian constitution bears the marks of the political conflicts around its creation.
How does the constitutional nature of treaties push us to think differently about Confederation?
Malcolmsen et al., Chapter 3: Responsible Government
Ajzenstat, Janet. 2007. The Canadian Founding: John Locke and Parliament. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, ch. 3.
Explain the mechanisms for forming a government under a system of responsible government.

The Canadian Regime: An Introduction to Parliamentary Government in Canada, 7th Ed
Patrick Malcolmsen, Ricard Myers, Gerald Baier and Thomas M.J. Bateman · 2021 · Required
University of Toronto Press
Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada
Alex Marland · 2020 · Required
UBC Press · ISBN 9780774864978
Earlier versions of the text can be used, but please note that the chapter order has been changed for this edition
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