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Title Back to Blakeney : revitalizing the democratic state / edited by David McGrane, John Whyte, Roy Romanow, and Russell Isinger
Published Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2019

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Contents Principled pragmatism : Allan Blakeney and Saskatchewan's "resource wars" / Roy Romanow -- Pursuing equality : the political thought of Allan Blakeney / David McGrane -- The Blakeney style of cabinet government : lessons for the twenty-first century? / Gregory P. Marchildon -- Experts, politicians, and public opinion : Allan Blakeney and unpacking democratic accountability / Simone Chambers -- Allan Blakeney and the dignity of democratic debate on rights / Dwight Newman -- Allan Blakeney and keeping democracy's promise / John D. Whyte -- Is democracy compatible with good government? / Michael M. Atkinson -- Trust, taxes, and democracy in Canada / Alex Himelfarb -- Social democracy and the Canadian welfare state / Nelson Wiseman -- Because it's 2019 : gender, Canadian politics, and the democratic deficit / Melanee Thomas -- The duty to consult : creating political space for First Nations? / Katherine Walker -- Troubled Marriage : liberal pluralist democracies and religion / Reg Whitaker -- Federal electoral boundary commissions : what's right, what's wrong, and what can be done about it? / John C. Courtney -- Money matters : a democratic assessment of Canada's political finance system / David Coletto
Summary "Allan Blakeney believed in government as a force for good. As premier of Saskatchewan, he promoted social justice through government intervention in the economy and the welfare state. He created legal and constitutional structures that guaranteed strong human rights, and he safeguarded the integrity of the voting system to support a robust democracy. Blakeney encouraged excellence in public administration to deliver the best possible services and used taxes to help secure equality of opportunity. In Back to Blakeney, scholars reflect on Blakeney's achievements, as well as his constitutional legacy--namely, the notwithstanding clause--and explore the challenges facing democracy today."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Blakeney, Allan.
SUBJECT Blakeney, Allan fast
Subject Premiers (Canada) -- Saskatchewan -- Biography
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.
Premiers (Canada)
Saskatchewan
Genre/Form collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author McGrane, David, editor
Romanow, Roy J., editor
Whyte, John D., editor
Isinger, Russell, 1965- editor.
ISBN 0889776423
9780889776432
0889776431
9780889776425