01872cam a22003257a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000180009503500240011304000500013704100080018704200140019504300120020905000290022108200170025010000280026724500620029526000370035730000240039450509090041860000270132765000290135465000300138365100430141365100430145665100470149916940291BJBSDDR20240422114237.0ta110830s2010    onc      b    001 0deng    a  2011459868  a9780670065172  a(OCoLC)ocn635556659  aNLCbspacNLCdYDXCPdVP@dCDXdIXAdLHUdDLC  aeng  alccopycat  an-cn---14a001 F 1034.3bM381h 201104a971.07/32221 aMartin, Lawrenced1947-10aHarperland :bthe politics of control /cLawrence Martin.  aToronto :bViking Canada,c2011.  a311 pages ;c24 cm.  aAfter four years in power, Stephen Harper's governance comes under the microscope of prominent Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin. Focusing on the growth of executive power under Harper and drawing on interviews with prominent insiders, Martin probes the smearing of opponents, the silencing of the public and diplomatic service, the secrecy, the prorogations, the unprecedented centralizing of power, and the attempted muzzling of the media. He examines controversies such as the existence of a secret dirty-tricks handbook, the Chuck Cadman affair, campaign financing, the dismissal of nuclear power head Linda Keen, the Afghan detainees cover-up, the turning of access-to-information laws into barricades to information, and more—and lets readers draw their own conclusions. Tough but balanced, Harperland offers a clear picture of a skilled politician at a crucial point in Canadian politics.10aHarper, Stephend1959- 0aExecutive powerzCanada. 4aPoder ejecutivozCanadá 0aCanadaxPolitics and governmenty2006- 4aCanadáxPolítica y gobiernoy2006- 4aCanadáxPolítica y gobiernoy2006-2015