Preface -- 1. The Canadian democracy -- 2. Political parties -- 3. The House of Commons : representation and functions -- 4. The House of Commons : legislation -- 5. The cabinet -- 6. The House of Commons and the cabinet -- 7. The Senate -- 8. The monarchy and the governor general -- 9. The public service and the departments -- 10. The courts and the judges -- 11. The consititution -- 12. The distribution of power -- 13. Dominion-provincial finance -- 14. Provincial government -- 15. Municipal government -- Appendix A : Consititution Act, 1982 -- Appendix B : The Meech Lake Accord
Summary
In this new edition Norman Ward has incorporated the many changes in government since his last revision in 1971
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) index