Hands-on Democracy

Written when Patrick Boyer was an MP in the House of Commons running for the party leadership after Prime Minister Mulroney signalled his intent to step down, Hands-On Democracy is the candidate’s policy statement in book form.

 Pour l’edition francaise de ce livre, voir La Democratie Pour Tous, par Patrick Boyer.

Setting out Boyer’s stance as both a democrat and a conservative, this book’s chapters cover

• Why It’s Time for Renewal

• Crushing the Debt – Before It Crushes Canadians

• Qualities of Canadian Patriotism

• What Canadians Want

• Listening to the People

• The Politics of Engagement, and

• Democratic Conservatism

Endorsement

“Mr. Boyer is of that rare category of politicians – a man with ideas on policy, who wants to be Prime Minister to put them into effect, rather than a man who first decides he wants to be Prime Minister, then collects some ideas he thinks will help get him there.” – The Globe and Mail

“Mr. Boyer has been carrying on his campaign to modernize our political system at a time when most of his colleagues, their consultants, and large chunks of our academic and media communities were still imprisoned by the orthodoxies of the old politics.” – Michael Bliss, University of Toronto

“He is one of the most impressive people I have ever discussed politics with. Boyer’s theme is to give government back to the people and to the people’s representatives – the elected members of Parliament.” – William Johnson, Montreal Gazette

Details

Publisher: Stoddart
Category: Politics, democracy, political philosophy, governance
ISBN: 9780773755970
Price: $7.95, Canada and U.S.A.
Format: Paperback, 120 pages, 5½ x 8 inches